JOHN  HENRY  NASH  LIBRARY 


<§>  SAN  FRANCISCO 

PRESENTED  TO  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


ROBERT  GORDON  SPROUL,  PRESIDENT. 


MR.ANDMR5.MILTON  S.RAY 
CECILY,  VIRGINIAANDROSALYN  RAY 

AND  THE 

RAY  OIL  BURNERODMPANY 


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Clje  History  of  ©liber  anb 


ritten  in  f tenc^  fn  1511,  tmnjifateD  into 
German  b?  ^il^elm  JLielr  in  1521,  anti  not» 
Done  into  (Engli^  ty  William  leig^ton  anii 
1903. 


1903  bj>  ^ouffbton,  ^Rtdin  anti  Company.  31U  ngbtfi  rcecrticti. 


preface 


^tee  Ijundred  and  eigtyt?<ttoo  rears  ago, 
is,  in  \52 i,  tyere  toas  printed  at  "Basel  a 
tolume  containing  t^e  translations  b?  Wi\? 
Ijelm  bitty  of  'Bern  of  ttoo  romances  txtyic^ 
Ije  tendered  out  of  frencl)  into  flje  etc* 
man  language*  €^is  boofe  toas  Ijandsomel? 
printed  and  embellished  toftlj  numerous 
cutt  generally  l^ert  toell  executed  in  ttye  manner  of  t^e 
time*  C^e  jstorf  e0  are f  €>liber  and  artljur '  and '  valentine  and 
flDr^en';  t^e  latter  a  ter?  t»ell  finotun  tale  txrtjic^  ^a0  often  been 
printed  in  (Englfel)  form;  but  ^liter  and  art^ur'  ^aj3  not  been 
made  familiar  to  u#  b^  being  00  put  before  u#  in  (Ctogif $$  dre^ 
9|t  i^  ^otoeter,  in  tt0  jstort  aufte  entertaining,  altljougi)  it  ^a0 
of  course  feto  of  t^e  c^aracterdsticjs  of  modern  romance;  and  t^at 
it  en/o^ed  jsome  popularity  in  it0  olden  da?  ig  ^oton  b?  tlje  fact 
t^at  another  edition  tnag  printed  at  franfefurt  in  1568,  a  ^and? 
little  boofi  for  reading^muc^  smaller  t^an  t^e  original  ponder 
oujs  tolume3  but  algo  embelli^ed  toit^  man?  toood  cut&  to^ic^ 
are3  ^otDeter,  different  in  degfgng  from  t^o^e  in  t^e  edition  of 
1521*  4LCo  a  reader  in  our  da?  t^ijg  gtor?  ^a^  a  peculiar  c^arm 
in  iW  delightful  contract  tof t^  our  ttoentiet^  centur?  nofcel;  but 
bejiidejs  t^i^  interest,  it  claims  attention  as  a  tariant  of  tlje  $tor? 
translated  from  old  tfrencJ)  romance  b?  William  jEorri&  and 
printed  b?  ^im  at  ^is  ^elmscott  ^ress  under  t^e  name  of  (C^e 
jfriends^ip  of  amis  and  amile/  Jljot  tljat  t^is  is  t^e  same  tale; 
on  t^e  contrar?,  t^e  names*  characters,  scenes,  and  incidents 
generall?,areabsolutel?dtfferent;butitcontainscertainpoints 
of  resemblance :  first,  ttye  likeness  in  person  and  exceeding 
friendship  of  its  ttoo  principal  personages ;  second,  t^e  sacrifice 


by  one  of  ti&ese  of  Ijis  ftoo  infant  children  for  flje  cure  of  Ijis 
friend,  and  tlje  miraculous  restoration  to  ^ealtlj  of  t^e  slain 
babes;  tljird,  tlje  personation  of  ^er  ^usband  by  one  friend  to 
t^e  toife  of  t^e  ot^er*  €^e  second  and  ttyrd  points  represent 
Su$  remarkable  incidents  as  to  mafee  ft  quite  certain  t^at  tljese 
^ad  a  common  source*  C^tyet^er  t^e  story  tttyic^  Liely  trans* 
lated  out  of  f  renc^  into  German  t»as  an  earlier  or  later  toorfc 
ti&an  t^e  tale  containing  t^e  same  incidents  (Englished  b^  &il* 
liam  jkorris  in  ^is  ( friendship  of  amis  and  amile*  is  not 
fcnotmt  to  t^e  present  translators;  but  ftiety'S  stort  is  muc^ 
longer^more  elaborated  and  ftlledtwit^  local  coloring  t^an  t^at 
translated  b?  t^e  sfiilful  pen  of  t^efamous  €nglis^  poet  C.^e 
^ate  been  unable  to  learn  of  ant  ot^er  editions  t^an  t^e  ttoo 
before  mentioned;  and  of  t^ese  ter^  feto  examples  noto  etfst, 
t^e  boofi  gating  probably  been  so  mucl)  read  as  to  Ijafce  used 
up  all  t^e  copies;  for  toe  ^abe  found  no  others  for  sale  t^an  t^e 
little  tolume  t»^ic^  toe  chanced  upon  in  t^e  'antiquit?  ^op' 
in  Lucerne  of  jttr.  31*  I3ossard ;  but  t^ere  are  ttoo  copies  in  tlje 
great  Rational  library  at  jftuniclj,  ber^  feindlt  loaned  to  us 
for  comparison;  one  t^e  counterpart  of  our  little  f  ranfefurt  edi* 
tion3  and  t^e  ot^er  a  quarto  edition  printed  at  I3asel  in  152 1. 
C.3]f  t#s  (0nglis^  translation  requires  an  apology  for  faults 
t^at  ^abe  come  from  lacfc  of  experience  in  suc^  toorfe,  let  it  be 
found  in  tye  statement  t^at  it  toas  undertaken  in  order  to  fill 
up  tye  fcacant  ^ours  of  a  tointer  season  at  Lucerne,,  trtjen  many 
rainy,  foggy,  and  inclement  days  presented  out-of-door  occupa^ 
tions  and  amusements,  and  to^en  t^e  Writing  out  of  German 
into  €nglis^  of  ti&fs  little  boofe  filled  tery  agreeably  t^e  ^ours 
t^at  toould  ot^ertoise  ^abe  been  tedious  and  Ijeafoy,  C3n  t^e  in^ 
troduction  to  ^€)ld  frenc^  Romances/  a  republication  of  Wil- 
liam aporris'S  translations,  it  is  Stated  tljat  f?^r*  Hoffman, 


trtfjo  Ijas  edited  fye  earliest  tfrendj  terse  account  of  tye  Legend, 
enumerates  nearly  thirty  otyer  Versions  of  it  in  almost  all  tlje 
tongue^  of  Western  and  jgortyem  (Europe,  not  to  mention  tari* 
ous  tersions  tD^ic^  ^afce  crept  into  Different  collections  of  tye 
Lifces  of  tye  ^>aint^'  tLC^fe  at  least  protes  t^e  interest  anu 
popularity  of  t^e  inciDents  to^ic^  occur  in  allt^ese  forms*  ' 
ter  anti  art^ur '  tyas  also  charms  for  t^e  mofcem  reader 
quaint  anti  simple  p^raseologt  t»it^  tw^ic^  t^e  tale  is  toin3— 
a  quaintness  ttf&ic^  mat  be  tiue  either  to  t^e  f  renc^  narrator 
or  to  tlje  Bernese  translator*  CJt  is  Uelig^tful^  too3  to  finfc  ^ere 
t^e  total  tiisregarD  of  Distort  tc^ic^  t^e  tale  e^ibits^  ann  to 
feel  t^at  t^e  stort  is  not  subject  to  ant  limitations  toijatefcer; 
to  /ournet  t»it^  t^e  characters  into  lan&s  txj^ic^^  t^oug^  bear^ 
ing  fye  names  of  (England  91relanD5  Castile,  &c.,  are  not  t^e 
(England  9!relant>,  or  Castile  t^at  toe  fenoto  of,  but  fable4antis 
lacrtjere  suc^  a  stort  as  t^is  is  possible*  &t  are  not  s^ocfeeti  or 
eten  surprised  at  finding  lions  and  dragons  in  3I*eland;  but 
Suc^  is  t^e  necromancy  of  an  antique  time  cast  oter  us  bt  tyis 
olden  stort^teller  t^at  tue  accept  most  c^eerfullt  t^e  lions  and 
tl)e  dragons  tofti)  t^e  ot^er  marvels  of  tlje  boo& 

«.  0&  &  ^  1L 


«•«  €i)e  gtotss  Cranslator's:  preface  »•» 

^e  great  master  of  jijature,  artstotle,  sats 
fn  t^e  beginning  of  ty$  jttetapljtsics,  tyat 
fl&ere  is  implanted  in  ti&e  nature  of  all  men 
a  Desire  to  fenoto*  <L^ere  in  I3ern  ^as  come 
to  me,  Lielt  ton  I3ern,  a  strange  Distort  in 
tye  frenc^  language,  Written,  it  is  stated, 
in  tije  tear  151 1  after  tyt  birtifc  of  our  Hear 
HorD  and  ^>afeiour,  3Iesus  Christ  C.a  sertant  at  t^is  time  of 
mt  gracious  master  of  I3em  in  tyis  merchant  ^ouse,  tD^ere 
others  helped  anD  none  Cindered  me,  31  ftate  demoted  m^  atten^ 
tion  to  t^is  ^istor^  and  tyate  Ventured  tt)it^  t^e  ^elp  of  <0od  to 
translate  it  from  its  foreign  tongue  into  our  German,  in  t^e 
^ope  t^at  it  mat  ^ing  to  man?  into  latyose  ^ands  it  mat  come 
t^e  entertainment  of  refreshing  fenotoledge*  C.ait^oug^  91  am 
not  so  toell  instructed  in  t^e  f  renc^  language  as  one  should  be 
t»fto  toould  translate  sucty  a  toorfi  as  31  ^ate  undertaken,  still 
31  ^ate  demoted  to  it  all  possible  diligence,  trtjiclj  must  excuse 
tne,  31  ^ope,  tcit^  ant  reasonable  person,  txtyo  mat  t^infe  t^at  31 
tyabe  been  too  brief,  not  sufficient^  clear,  or  ot^ertoise  unsat* 
isfactort  in  mt  translation*  Cait^oug^  31  $&>*  btm  careful 
ti&at  t^e  substance  and  true  meaning  of  tye  Distort  Should  not 
be  lost  or  in  ant  toat  changed,  still  31  Ijafce  wot  alt»ats  placed 
t^e  matter  according  to  t^e  order  in  tlje  frenc^  boofe;  but^ate 
arranged  chapters  and  matter  in  txtyat  seemed  to  me  t^e  most 
Sensible  toat*  C.ait^oug^  31  beliefce,  for  mant  reasons  t^at 
tioould  require  too  muc^  time  in  relation,  t^at  tijis  Distort  con^ 
tains  a  great  deal  of  trufy,  tet  31  cannot  dent  tyat  something 
of  fiction  is  also  mingled  toit^  it;  but  in  regard  to  t^is  Suc^ 
writing  must  rest  on  its  oton  merits;  and  t^us  31  toill  anstoer 


an?  one  tityo  casts  up  against  me  tlje  taring  of  £bt  $aul  to  t^e 

?oung  Cimoty?.,  tljat  in  t^ese  later  times  men  forsake  t^e  trutlj 

to  turn  t^etr  minus  totoaru  fiction  anD  fable*  C3t  is  not  m? 

opinion  t^at  tljose  boofes  from  t»^ic^  tioe  ma?  learn  fcirtue  anU 

Christian  life  should  ie  re/ecte^  anD  tyat  toe  should  Ue^ote 

ourselves  alone  to  Distort  anD  fable ;  but  tljat  \m  s^oulD  reaD 

Seriously  choosing  t^ose  toorfes  tD^ic^  tenD  to  t^e  sours  sal* 

fcation  anD  t^e  avoiding  of  ettl  communications ;  and 

t^at  toe  ma?  finD  relief  from  Dulness  anD  melan^ 

ma?  from  time  to  time  surrenDer 

our  minDS  to  suc^  strange  histories 

as  t^is*  CJbo  ma?  d5oD  be 

gracious  anD  merci^ 

ful  to  us  all 

amen* 


©liber  ana  artfwr 

Chapter  u  <£f  tjje  j&tns  of  Casttie,  tjje  fiirtf)  of  fjig  son, 

tfce  t>eatt>  of  |)i*  0ueen,  ana  Iji*  marriage  to  tfce 
of 


tlje  Deatfc  of 
tlje  flfrnperor  Charles! 
tl)c  areat,  toljo  rulet) 
ofcer  ^France,  ant)  con* 
qurrcu  tl)c  people  of 


to  Christianity,  tljcre 


toag  a  ntos^t  piousi  king  in  tljf  feingDom 
of  Castile,  to^o  leD  00  gooDl^alifetljatlie 

UjasbclotirDbv  all  Ijis  princes  anD  nobler 
C^ljis  king  l)aD  no  Ijeir  to  Ijis:  tljrone,  a 


Datl)1  to  6oD,  tljc  illmigl)  tv,  tljat  I)f  UiottlO 
grant  tljcnt  a  rulert  born  of  tins  pious 
king,  tuljo  sljoulD  surer  cO  to  tl)c  throne 
after  rjis  fattjr  r'5  Dratl)*  C.Slje  king  I)ad 
a  ber^  Hetiout  anO  beautiful  luife,  Uaug^ 
ter  of  tt)e  king  of  aalieia*  ^»l)c,  als"o, 
pra^eo  to  <0oD  tJjat  0l)c  migljt  become 
fruitful,  anD  tliat  her  son  migljt  rule  otier 
tlje  kingDom  tuljm  Ijcr  tjusbantj  anu  sije 


Ijati  pasfsfeD  from  tl)is  life.  C,aoO ,  tlje  01^ 
mig^t^t  liflfteneo  to  tljeir  pra^ew,  and 
granted  tljeman^eir ;  ana,  tofcenfcer  time 
tame,  t^e  queen  bore  a  beautiful  son, 
to  threat  tljeking  anD  all  Ijis  people  toere 
Delighted,  anu  praise D  ($00.  But  gorroto 
goon  folio tu eD  tljis  m ;  for  tt)e  queen  l)atj 
a  confinement  00  griei)ou0  tljat  stye  lifaeD 
not  more  tljan  ttoo  Ijouw  thereafter ; 
ID t) er ef or e  1 1) e  king  toad  in  great  grief,  for 
tljis  king  anu  queen  lobeo  one  another 
ber^  Dearly  C.31U  tlje  nobles:  anD  tlje  peo^ 
pie,  ujften  tljei1  IjearD  of  tl)e  queen's'  Deatl) , 
0^aret)  in  t^e  grief  of  t^jeir  king*  0fter 
muct)  toeeping  ano  mourning  tlje  queen 
toag  borne  to  Ijer  burial  b^  alltlie  knigljt* 
Ijootj  of  tl)e  realm ;  ant>  tlie  eljtlD  toas1 
baptises,  ano  named  fitter,  anti  teas  so 
noble  in  appearance  that  t lie  king  ant)  his 
Ijouselioltj  toere  eonsolea  toljen  tljev 
lookeD  on  l)hn.  C.But  tlje  king  toanoereD 
about  tije  palace,  ant)  toad  Uerv  sao ;  for 


tfcere  toas  no  one  to  gibe  tym  anp  com* 
tort  but  Ijis  young  son,  urtjom,  at  times, 


took  in  Ins  arms,  ant)  kisseD,  anD 
saiD :  C."  ®  mp  son,  tfcp  birtl),  totjict) 
toa*  a  great  fop  to  me,  tjas  also  cause 0 
me  great  grief  for  fcer  totjom  tljou  anD 
31  babe  lost !  £>till,  31  prap  to  aimigtitp 
6oD,  tliat  l)f  toill  be  gracious  to  Ijer 
soul,  anD  take  it  to  Oimself  in  l)is 
kingDom;  anD  tljat  l}f  mill  gibe  tljee 
grace  tljat  31  map  libe  to  enfop  mucfc 
ijonor  tljrougf)  tijee;  anD  map  eDucate 
tljee  in  J?is  serbice*"  C,^nD  Ije  mourneD 
continually  for  ty$  belobeD  toife,  Wsp 
nobler,  ob^erbing  tlje  great  lamentation 
maDe  bp  t^je  feing,  anD  tljat  ^e  |jaD  no 
fop,  meDitateD  Ijoio  t^ep  coulD  bring  tym 
out  of  ^itf  mteerp,  anD  betljougljt  t^em? 
srltirs  tljat  lie  toas  still  a  poung  man, 
anD  migljt  pet  come  to  ^abe  ot^er  lob# 
ing  tie*  to  life  if  lie  toofe  a  noble  luife, 
tuljo  UioulD  comfort  Ijim.  (Tl)i0  aDbice 
toas;  not  gpofeen  brljino  l)is  back,  but 
liisf  frienDsf  counsfelleD  ^im  thereto  Dailp* 
C.^nD,  after  a  tofcile,  ^e  accepteD  tjje 
aDbice  of  Ijis;  frienDsf,  princes:,  anD  no* 
ble$,  to  tafee  a  iuife,  if  a  laDp  coulD  be 
founD  tul)o  plrasrti  Ijim,  anD  t»a0  0uit^ 
able  to  Ijia;  Ijig^  station,  CLtElje  king 
of  aiprDia  toasf  netolp  DeaD,  anD  liifif 


toad  a*  beautiful  a  tooman  a* 
pou  mig^it  anpto^ere  finD*  Wqa  queen 
^aD,  bp  tier  Decea0eD  lorD  anD  king,  a 
poung  0on,  calleD  ^Irtljur,  of  tljf  sfame 
age  as  ^liticr.  C,Cl)e  king  of  Castile, 
bearing  of  tlje  great  beautp  of  t^e  queen 
of  Blgartiia,  appointeD  an  honorable  em# 
ba^sp  to  go  to  tljekingDom  of  0lgartia, 
anD  ash  for  Ijim  tl;e  queen  in  marriage* 
C,^CU)en  tl)is  emba00p  came  to  trje  citp 
Uoljere  tlje  queen  Dtuelt,  longings  uiere 
giuen  ttjem,  anD  ttiep  toere  Ijonorablp 
receibeD  bp  tl)e  princes  anD  nobles ;  anD 
soon  t^ep  toere  sent  for,  to  appear  be? 
fore  tlje  queen  anD  l;er  council*  Cc 
t^ep  arribeD  at  ber  court  t^ep  DiD 
age  to  tlje  queen ;  anD,  after  tljis1,  am 
nounceD  tljat  t^ep  bore  a  message  icljict) 
t^ep  ujottlD  glaDlp  make  knoum  to  tlje 
queen,  or  to  &er  council*  Wq&  t^ep 
Uierepennitteo  to  Do*  <L£ thereupon  tljep 
stooD  up,  anD  relateD  in  a  moDest  anD 
courtlp  manner  all  tljat  fyep  ioere 
c^argeD  luttl)  from  tt>e  king*  0nD  lutjen 
tfiep  fcaD  jjeiiijereD  tljeir  menage  tliep 
returneD  to  t^eir  loDgingsf,  anD  manp 
princes  anD  nobles  toent  tuitlj  tljent,  to 
Do  t^em  Ijonor  bp  attenDance*  C.^oto 
uiljen  tlje  queen's  prince*  anD  noble; 
men,  tlje  Ijigljest  in  tlje  kingDom,  luere 
assentbleu  about  tier,  slje  saio  to  tljem : 
€LU  ^ou  babe  Ijearo  tlje  proposal*  toljicl) 
t|ie  king  of  Castile  ^a*  *ent  to  me  bp 
an  honorable  embassp,  toljo  babe  coin? 
municateD  l)is  message  to  pou*  <Eottcl> 
ing  t^i*,  31  Desire  pou  to  ^olD  council 
together,  anD  DeciDe  luljat  pou  tijinfe 
best  sljoulD  be  Done  therein*  31  ujill  Do 
nootiiertoise  tljanaccorDing  to  pour  toil! 
anD  pleasure;anD  tljecounsfeHubicb  pou 
gibe  31  toill  folloto*"C.^nD  to^en  s^e 
l;ad  spoken,  sl;e  took  leabe  of  tljem,  anD 


XXX 


toitltfreto  to  ^er  cbamber,  lofting  Client 
together,  to  consiDcr  toljat  sfcoulD  be 
Done*  C.tyer  counsellors  toere  of  one 
minD,  tyat  it  plcaseD  tljem  toell  tljat  a 
marriage  stjoulD  be  maoe  bettoeen  tijrir 
queen  anD  tlje  king  of  Castile*  Mljere* 
upon  tljey  tor nt  to  tlje  queen,  anD  ntaDe 
knoton  to  tier  toljat  tyey  DeemeD  best : 
Ijoto  tyey  tljougljt  tljat  tlje  marriage 
tooulD  be  to  Ijer  aDtjantage  anD  Ijonor, 
anD  to  tljat  of  tlje  kingDom.  Cljey  tolD 
tier  tljat  slje  coulD  not  ally  Ijerself  to  a 
more  powerful,  or  more  birtuous,  ruler 
tyan  tlje  king  of  Castile ;  anD  moreover 
tyere  toas  ty  is  eonsiDeration :  toljile  slje 
migljt  bear  a  cljtlfc  toljo  sljottlD  rule  in 
Castile,  slje  noto  IjaD  a  young  prince, 
toljo  coulD  not,  for  many  years,  reign  in 
#lgarbta ;  but,  stioulD  slje  marry  tlje 
Castilian  bing,  t^e  ttoo  feingDoms  be^ 
mg  not  far  apart,  Ijrr  country  migljt 
be  toarDeD  by  Ijcr  IjusbanD  until  Ijrr 
son,  prince  0rtljur,  came  of  age  to 
rule*  tEfcis  tljey  DeemeD  important ;  anD 
therefore  t^ey  concluDeD  tljat  t^e  queen 
slioulD  accept  t^e  offer  of  tlje  embassy* 
C.tE^e  queen  ansiuereD :  **  31  babe  ak 
reaDy  saiD  to  you,  anD  31  say  it  again, 
tljat  31  toill  conform  to  your  ferill,  anD 
Do  as  you  aDbise:  therefore,  gibe  to 
tljc  king's  ambassaDors  an  anstoer  ac^ 
corDing  to  your  Decision*"  $>ljetbankeD 
tljc  princes,  anD  toitbDreto,  Ijatjing  djo< 
sen,  from  among  tljcm,  four  or  fibe  of 
tlje  biggest  noblemen,  to  gibe  Ijer  am 
stoer  to  tlje  ambassaDors*  C.Cben  tl)c 
princes,  so  chosen,  toent  to  t^e  Ijouse 
tuljrrc  tlje  ambassaDors  toere  loDgeD, 
anD  announceD  to  tyem  tljat  t^e  queen 
consenteD  to  tljc  marriage  askeD  for  by 
t|je  king  of  Castile ;  anD  also  tljat  tljey 
ferity  |jer  toere  obeDient  anD  submis* 


site  to  tym,  as  tfcey  tyoug^t  t^at  tye 
marriage  toas  fitting  anD  suitable  on 
botfc  siDes*  Cljerefore  tlje  ambassaDors 
migljt  return  Ijome,  anD  say  to  ttjeir 
master,  tyat  tlje  queen,  if  sucfc  ioas 
bis  toil!,  tooulD  come  to  bim;  but,  if  it 
comporteD  toittj  Ijis  Dignity  anD  ty& 
tuisljes,  it  toas  tljetr  opinion  tyat  it 
iooulD  be  more  honorable  anD  seemly 
tyat  be  sljoulD  come  to  0lgarbia,  tljat 
tye  marriage  ceremonies  migljt  be  in 
tye  queen's  oton  country,  ConsiDer^ 
ing,  also,  fjoio  boty  kingDoms  IjaD  so 
recently  passeD  tljrouglj  great  grief  for 
tyeir  rulers,  tyey  IjelD  it  best  to  Ijate 
notu  no  great  splenDor  in  tye  toeDDing, 
nebertljeless  tyey  commenDeD  tbis  mat^ 
ter  to  tye  ioill  of  tbe  king*  C.3£l)e  am^ 
bassaDors  tljankeD  tlje  queen  anD  Ijer  aD^ 
bisers  most  Ijeartily,  anD  saiD  t^at  tyey 
tooulo  take  tye  gracious  anstocr,  toljtc^ 
baD  been  giUen  tyem,  to  their  lorD  anD 
king,  totjo  tooulD  greatly  refoice  thereat, 
0lso,  at  tye  queen's  request,  tyey  foere 
again  brought  before  ljrc»  anD  being 
most  graciously  receibeD,  took  respect 
ful  leabe  of  Ijer,  Ijer  laDies  anD  maiDens, 
anD  of  tye  noblemen  of  ber  court*  Carly 
on  tye  niorroto  tyey  DeparteD ;  but  be# 
fore  tyey  roDe  out  of  tye  city  tye  queen 
sent  to  tyem  rid)  anD  Ijonorable  pre^ 
sents,  to  repay  tljem  for  tyeir  courtesy 
anD  trouble*  C.tEbe  tale  tells  not  of  tye 
Details  of  tyeir  route  anD  Daily  tourney ; 
but,  in  a  brief  time,  tyey  came  to  tye 
feingDom  in  Castile  anD  tlje  city  toljere 
tye  king,  at  tyat  time,  aboDe*  j£o  sooner 
baD  tyey  come  tyere  tyan  tyey  inent  at 
once  to  tye  king  in  tjis  palace,  toljo  IjaD 
bearD  of  tyeir  arribal  anD  atoaiteD  tljem. 
tCltjen  tyey  Ijao  maDe  tyeir  obeisance  to 
tlje  king,  tyey  proceeDeD  to  relate  all 


tljat  Ijatj  orrnrrrti  in  0lgarbia,  ant)  Ijoto 
tljep  IjaD  fulfilleD  tljeir  mission  to  tlje 
queen,  t^lje  feing  toas  ljtgl)l£  pleased 
toitlj  tlje  anstoer,  and  Declared  at  once 
tljat  Ije  toould  go  to  0lgart)ia  as  soon 
as  fit  preparation  eoulo  be  made,  eer? 
tainly  not  later  tljan  tlje  tljiiD  or  tlje 
fourtij  meek,  tljat  tlje  marriage  should 
be  in  #lgarbia,  from  tofcence  be  toould 
bring  tlje  queen  l)omc  to  Castile,  Cj&o 
tlje  equipments  toent  on  as  speedily  as 
possible,  ant),  bv  tlje  appointed  time, 
tlje  king  tuas  able  to  announce  to  tlje 
queen  t|je  arribal  of  bimself  and  tlje  toed? 
Ding  company  of  Ijis  nobles  in  Ijer  kin  g? 
dom,  CCUjfrrttpon,  toitt)  I)rr  princes, 
bnigljts,  anD  maidens,  tlje  queen  of  0I# 
garbia  rode  out  to  meet  ^er  guest  and 
bridegroom,  and  received  ^im 
and  luitl)  due  Ijonor.  Der  lords  and 
pie  also  met  tlje  king  of  Castile  tottl)  all 
Ijonor,  and  acknotoledged  Ijim  gladly  as 
tljeir  lord*  g>o  t^ey  rode  together  into 
Ijer  city*  C.0t  tlje  palace  tfce  feing  ioas 
conducted  to  a  chamber,  tljat  Ije  migljt 
array  tynwtlt  in  garments  t^at  ty  Ijad 
brought,— garments  befitting  ^is  dig* 
nity  as  a  feing,  and  also  tlje  tiappy  oc? 
casion  of  a  royal  ujedding*  Suitable 
lodging  and  attendance  toere  also  gitoen 
to  tlje  Castilian  nobles  iiiijo  accompa? 
nied  tlje  feing*  CL§>oon  after  t^e  arrival 
of  tlje  royal  party,  tljey  toere  all  brought 
to  a  grand  banquet  toljidj  bad  been  pre? 
pared,  to^ere  t^ey  toere  most  honorably 
and  hospitably  served*  #fter  t^e  ban# 
quet  t^ey  retired  early  to  rest  from  tfce 
fatigue  of  tfce  fourney*  CJIn  tlje  morn^ 
ing  t^ere  toas  a  great  assembling  at  tfce 
court,  from  to^ence  t^e  queen  toas 
brought  to  t^je  efcurcfc,  to^ere  t^e  maD 
riage  took  place*  Mlljen  tlje  service  toas 


ended  all  t^e  princes  and  nobles,  of  botfc 
countries,  attended  tlje  feing  and  queen 
in  tfceir  return  to  tlje  palace,  tobere  again 
tfcere  toas  banqueting  and  muelj  nup* 
tial  rejoicing*  j?or  a  full  montb  festite 
ities,  feasting,  and  refoicing  toere  con# 
tinued  at  t|je  court  of  #lgarbia,  toljere 
all  toere  greatly  pleased  toitlj  t^eir  feing* 
C.tEb*  young  prince,  0rt^ur,  toas  toery 
feindly  considered  by  Ijis  lord  and  tatljer, 
to^o  toas  greatly  strucb  by  tlje  toon* 
derful  resemblance  of  tlje  ttoo  young 
princes*  Qfyev  toere  of  ttye  same  age, 
erectly  equal  in  b^igljt  and  si?e,  and  so 
mud)  alike  in  features  tljat  tlje  nobles 
toljo  accompanied  tlje  feing  toere  filled 
tintlj  amazement  at  suclj  extraordinary 
lifeeness*  QWtytn  tlje  montl)  of  festifc 
ity  toas  ended,  and  tlje  feing  tjad  appoint? 
ed  a  trusty  knight  to  tlje  government 
of  aigarbia,  Ije  departed  luitlj  bis  neto 
queen,  Ijer  son,  and  Ijis  Castilian  no^ 
bles,  and  by  easy  fourneys  returned  to 
Castile,  toljere  tlje  queen  toas  received 
toitb  tlje  greatest  ijonors  and  intielj  re? 
foicing  by  tbe  nobility  and  people  of  tljat 
country*  QWfym  t^jey  came  to  suitable 
age,  (Dlitoer  and  0rtljur  toere  placed  in 
tbe  care  of  a  noble  and  accomplished 
fenigbt,  tbat  tbey  migfct  be  educated  in 
all  things  necessary  for  tlje  conduct  of 
princes;  and  #rtbur  bad  no  less  con? 
sideration  tljan  tlje  ijeir  to  Castile;  for 
no  difference  to^ateber  toas  made  be? 
ttoeen  tljem*  ^Indeed,  tbeir  remarfeable 
resemblance,  ujljielj  did  not  diminish 
toitl)  tbeir  increasing  age,  toas  in  itself 
a  sufficient  reason  toby  tljey  received 
libe  treatment;  for  tljey  could  not  be 
distinguished  apart*  ^E Ijtts  brougljt  up 
together  lifee  brothers,  tljey  lotted  eac^ 
otljer  toitlj  more  tljan  brotherly  affec? 


tion*  3If  rtjei?  Ijad  been,  indeed,  ttoin  bro* 
tljcrd,  ttjcy  could  not  Iwtic  tjrlti  carl;  otfcer 
Hearer,  or  been  more  alike  tljan  tljei?  ap* 
peared  at  tjie  Cadtilian  court — alike  in 
person,  in  Dress,  in  Ijabits,  and  most 
condtantlt?  together* 

Chapter  it 

ana  Srtlmr  toere  educated  at  the  Cad* 
tilian  court ;  tljeir  friendd^ip  anD  tljcir 
firdt  tourney ;  Ijoto  t$e  queen  afflicted 
©liber  toitf)  too  muet)  affection  until 
be  toad  compelled  to  fly  from  Castile, 


©liber  and  #rtlwr  toere 
of  proper  age  and  dtrengtlj  tlje^ 
toere  instructeo  anD  eperci^eD  in  tlie  use 
of  lurapons:,  in  tilting  and  otljrr  court 
practiced,  duel)  a0  toere  fitting  for  tlje 
cljiloren  of  feingsf*  0sf  t^  greto  in  in^ 
telligence  ano  all  courtly  graced  tlje^ 
continueo  to  lobe  one  another  iuit^)  ttje 
dame  perfect  affection  ad  in  tljeir  cljilD^ 
Ijooo ;  ano  tlje^  made  a  brot^erl^  alii* 
ance  and  compact,  in  toljicl)  tljet  dolemn# 
l^  agreed  tliat  tlie^  toould  be  deparated 
b£  or  atl)  alone.  C.Clje  knight  inljo  toad 
tl)e  tutor  of  bot^i  princed  became  i)er^ 
fond  of  tjiem,  and  regarded  toit^  tfce 
utmodt  pleadure  t^eir  mutual  friend* 
sljtp ;  and  adduredl^  belieted  tfjat  no 
ot^er  do  pure  and  true  a  frienddljip  t^ 


idted  upon  t^id  eartlj,  djc  king,  queen, 
nobled,  and  all  tl)r  people  of  tl)c  land 
rejoiced  in  it  and  praided  <fiod,  tljt  01^ 
mig^t^,  for  t^e  noble  cliaracterd  of  tfce 
princed*  C,  Lrt  no  one  toonder  tljat  do 
great  praide  and  admiration  toere  giben 
to  fyede  ttoo  ^outl)d ;  for  tfceu  poddedded 
lier^  full^  all  amiable  qualified,  beauty, 
and  intelligence;  in  all  accomplidij* 
mentd  tliat  are  fitting  for  ^oung  princed, 
t\)ty  toere  tt)orougt)l^  educated ;  and,  in 
duct)  diberdiond  ad  are  practided  among 
princed  and  nobled,  ladied  and  young 
maidend,  duel)  ad  dinging,  dancing, 
toredtling,  and  running*  Jn  all  amude^ 
mentd  tliat  find  fauor  among  pioud  and 
Honorable  people,  no  one  ercelled,  or 
etjen  equalled  tljem*  HBriefl^  be  it  daid, 
tl)f y  did  all  tilings  toelU  iL^lljtlc  tl)ty 
lucre  young  and  not  of  sufficient 
dtrengtl),  tlje^  toere  forbidden  to  enter 
tlje  lidtd  of  tlje  tourne^d ;  but  toljen  t^e 
king  dato  tljat  tljey  toere  bigoroud 
enough  to  toear  armor,  lie  cauded  a 
tourney  to  be  Ijeld,  at  tofcicl)  tljree  cljaU 
lengerd  atoaited,  on  tty  ttiird  da^,  all 
lot)o  dedired  to  contest,  toitl)  dtoord  or 
spear,  for  tt)e  honor  and  pri^e  of  die  Day, 
ttljede  t^ree  c^allengerd  toere  clotljed 
alifee ;  all  tiieir  equipmentd,  dljieldd,  and 
forded  being  tlje  dame,  ercept  tl)at  eact) 
of  t^e  t^ree  Ijad  bid  oton  color,  gra^, 
black,  or  brofem*  €.c:2lt)en  tlje  t^ird  dag 
came  a  great  concourde  of  bnigljtd, 
dquired,  men  at  armd,  and  derbing  men 
appeared  upon  tljc  tilting  ground,  and 
t^e  challenge  to  ttje  tourn cy  toad  accept* 
ed  b^  man^  poung  bnig^td,  ^en  t^ere 
toad  gallant  breaking  of  lanced,  and  tlie 
dtoorD  play  toad  ad  sUilfully  and  hero* 
icall^  done  ad  liad  eber  been  deen  in  fye 
kingdom,  C,^U  tlje  ladied  and  young 


matDens  of  tlje  court  sat  tottlj  tlje  queen 
to  iiiatelj  tlje  tourney,  anD  eberi?  tmigfttlg 
and  Ijeroic  act  in  tlje  lists  toon  applause 
and  Ijiglj  praise  from  tljesc  fair  specta* 
tors? ;  anD  indeed  no  one  sljoincd  Ijim? 
self  fainthearted ;  but  all  met  tye  en# 
counter  U)itlj  true  fenigljtly  spirit,  But 
abobe  all  others,  altljouglj  it  toas  tljcir 
first  tourney,  to  @liber  anD  #rtl)ur  tlje 
Ijigljcst  praise  toas  giben*  Slje  sport 
lasteD  long ;  for  no  one  tooulD  EielD  to 
another ;  anD  an  enD  toas  not  made  un; 
til  nigljt  Drobe  t&e  contestant*  from  tlje 
fielD*  tElj^  tooulD  Ijabe  continued  eben 
into  t^e  nigljt ;  but  tlje  queen,  Ijer  laDies 
anD  maidens,  toljo  Ijad  sat  tljere  tljrottglj 
ttje  long  Dav,  tooulD  remain  no  longer: 
00  t&e  torches  toere  ligl)teD,  anD  t^  re^ 
turned  to  tlje  palace,  luljere  a  feast  Ijad 
been  maDe  ready.  C,t^l)en  all  tljose  iul)o 
liaD  tafeen  part  in  t^e  tourney  toent,  eac^i 
to  t)is  oUm  lodging,  tl)ere  to  lav  asiDe 
Ijis  armor,  anD  put  on  a  gala  Dress  for 
tlje  grand  banquet  at  tlje  court*  C,tCt Ijen 
tlje  feasting  toas  ober  tljere  mas  Dancing, 
During  toljic!)  conversation  often  turneD 
to  tlje  events  of  tlje  day ;  anD  many  a 
toljispered  question  toas  asUed  by  gaU 
lant  bniglit  of  gentle  laD^,  of  tlje  toin* 
ning  of  tije  prn  e  of  l)onoi%  C,t^lje  ladies 
anD  young  maidens  toere  mostly  of  one 
minD,  t^at  (Dliber  anD  #rtl)ur  tuere  i)ic^ 
tors  of  tt)e  day,  but  tljey  seemed  also 
agreed  tljat  tlje  ttoo  princes  toere  nearly 
alibe  in  Deserting  of  Conors,  bot^  gating 
amaited  tlje  combat  toittj  all  Uiljo  desired 
to  encounter  t^em,  anD  tljere.toas  little 
choice  between  tlje  ttoo*  011  tlje  ladies 
of  tlje  court,  anD  especially  tlje  maidens, 
declared  tljat,  toljile  artljur  Ijad  Done  er- 
ceeDingl^  toell,  <$liber  toas,  perhaps,  a 
little  more  skilful  in  tlje  use  of  spear 


anD  stoorD,  C.tKlje  pri?e  luas  also  ac# 
corDeD  to  Ijim  b^  t^e  fenigljts ;  not  onty 
b^  t^ose  of  tlje  feingDom  of  Castile,  but 
by  tlje  nobles  inljo  mere  present  from 
0lgari)ia ;  for  several  of  t^jese,  to^jo  IjelD 
office  from  tlje  queen,  Ijad  noto  come  to 
consult  luitlj  Ijer  touching  certain  ma& 
ters  atoaittng  Ijer  Decision,  c.ttljc  pri?e 
toas  brought  to  (Dliber  by  ttoo  pretty 
maiDens,  to^ereupon  Ije  blus^eD,  tor  ^e 
teas  still  trn-y  young,  anti  suclj  an  Ijonor 
teas  noto  giben  Ijim  tor  tlje  first  time* 
Mlljen  tlje  pri^e  tnas  tljtis  offered  Ijim, 
Ije  saiD :  C.u  31  am  not  toortlj^  of  it,  nor 
Ijabe  3f|  deserved  it :  tljis  is  bcstotoed  out 
of  t^e  binD  tabor  of  tlje  fuDges."  §>till 
tie  coulD  not  refuse  it,  anD  receibing 
it  from  tlje  maiDens  foity  graceful  lju* 
mility,  Ije  tljanUeD  anD  lussed  tl)em,  as 
luas  tl)e  custom  at  tlje  Castilian  court* 
C.j]ioto  t^e  sleeping  cup,  prepareD  toit^i 
lutne  anD  spices,  toas  offered  to  all,  anD, 
tlje  Dance  being  ended,  all  tlje  guests 
toofe  tljeir  leabe  of  tlje  palace*  C.^*  Di# 
bersions  of  tlje  Dap  being  ober,  anD  eber^ 
one  ijabing  taken  leabe,  anD  departed, 
tlje  ttoo  ^oung  princes  toalfeeD  borne 
together  to  tljeir  lodgings,  a  similar 
tljottgljt  in  tlje  minD  of  eaclj :  <$liber's 
tljougljt  toas  bob),  on  anotljer  occasion, 
be  mig^t  sljolu  himself  more  skilful— 
tlje  tljougljt  in  £lrtljur's  minD  mas  no 
gntdging  one  because  tlje  prije  Ijad  been 
giben  to  (Dliber ;  but,  from  manliness 
anD  a  fresl)  ^oung  Ijeart,  Ije  DetermineD 
tljat  Ije  mould  ejrercise  more  diligently 
in  order  tljat  praise  anD  Ijonor  migljt 
be  giben  to  Ijim  also*  ^>o  t^eir  ribalr^  in 
arms  cast  no  clouD  ober  tlje  true  frienD* 
sljip  of  t^ese  faithful  ones*  C.£fter  all 
tlje  court  guests  IjaD  DeparteD,  tlje  queen 
toas  able  to  consiDer  more  intently 


ttiougbts  toljtcl)  fcaD  been  fluttering  fcer 
fceart  anD  Disturbing  Ijer  minD  ttjrougfc? 
out  tfce  Dap — tfcougbts  not  serene  anD 
Helpful  like  tfcose  of  ttje  princes ;  but  agi? 
tattng  anD  uncomfortable.  <&ut  of  tlje 
ebents  of  ttje  Day  sije  fbunD  tjerself  al? 
toays  returning  to  tlje  image  of  @liber, 
gallant  in  tlje  tourney,  toitl)  t|ie  Ijonor 
of  bictory  on  t)i#  broto,  to  Ijis  beauty  of 
person,  Ijouj  uuell  Ijts  Dress  became  Ijt0 
young  figure — to  be  sure,  tjer  son  toas 
like  ijhn;  but  slje  coulD  tljinU  only  of 
(Dliber,  Ijis  bnigljtly  DeeDs,  tjoto  toell  be 
DanccD,  tjoU)  tlje  laDies  anD  young  maiD? 
ens  smileD  on  Ijum  tyippy  tooulD  tljat 
tooman  be  toljo  sljoulD  koin  l)ts  lobe; 
toellmigljt  s^e  sa^ :  **  l^e  is  t^e  croiun 
of  all  manljooo,  a  flotoer  of  fairtue,  anD 
a  fragrant  rose*"  C.H?er  minD  toas  full 
of  tljr sr  tl)ottgt)ts  toljen  sl;e  fell  asleep. 
«>lje  sato  in  l)f r  Dreams,  not  only  Ijim 
toljo  IjaQ  so  pleaseD  lirr  as  lie  DanceD  in 
tljr  ball ;  but  an  unmortljy  tl;ougl)t  arose 
in  tier  minD  tt;at  DiD  not  leabe  Ijrr  tottl; 
^er  Dream ;  but  tarrieD  toitb  tier,  to  bring 
trouble  tljat  toas  pitiful,  as  tlje  tale  sfcall 
tell*  C.31n  tlje  morning,  at  tlje  Ijour 
to^en  etjer^  one  at  court  arose,  ®liber 
anD  Ijis  companion  betook  tljemselties 
together  to  tbe  court*  W$z  queen  re* 
ceitieD  tbem  botl),  as  IjaD  been  Ijer  cus* 
torn  altoaps,  toitb  a  smiling  counter 
nance  anD  frienDly  toorDs;  s^e  embraceD 
(Dliber,  bisseD  tyni,  anD  saiD  to  tljcm 
bott),  C.u<S»oD  gibe  to  ^ou  a  gooD  Dai?*" 
€.tttien  slje  murmureD  to  tytt&tlf,  in 
to^ispereD  toorDs,  C.u  <Dliber,  tolien  31 
loob  on  tljee,  t^ou  art  to  me  tfce  mir^ 
ror  of  tbe  toorlD*"  C.fel)f  beliebeD  t^ese 
toorDs  toere  spoben  in  too  loto  a  boice 
to  be  tiearD  b?  an^  one ;  but  ®liber  ^earD 
t^ent,  anD  toonDereD  greatly*  J^e  coulD 


not  DeciDe  toljr tljcr  Ijcr  toorDs  toere  ut- 
tereD  from  a  gooD,  or  from  an  ebil  De* 
sire ;  so  tic  let  tlje  ttjougljt,  tol;icl;  Ijer 
toorDs  IjaD  suggesteD,  pass  by,  as  an  un* 
tuortljy  ttjougtjt  on  l;is  part,  anD  Dtoelt 
upon  it  no  more ;  for  be  bneto  not  to tjat 
toas  in  tlje  queen's  minD,  nor  IjaD  be  any 
intimation  to^at  ttje  outcome  tooulD  be* 
CL^s1  time  toent  on,  matters  remaineD 
in  tt)e  same  estate*  fitter  anD  bis  com? 
raDe  toere  not  iDle ;  for  t^  Daily  busieD 
tbemselbes  in  t^e  serbice  of  tfce  laDies 
of  ttje  court  anD  tt)et?oungmaiDens,finD? 
ing  in  ttjetr  yotttljful  Ijearts  constant 
pleasure  in  Dancing  anD  engaging  in 
otljcr  honorable  amusements,  toljirlj 
toere  tlje  Daily  custom  at  ttieir  court ; 
anD  tljey  DiD  not  tueary  of  tlji0,  for  tljey 
DiD  not  neglect  tfceir  bnigtjtly  practice 
toitt)  lance  anD  stoorD,  tilting  in  tlje  tilt? 
yarD,  toitb  otljer  manly  exercises  comely 
in  t^e  libes  of  bing's  sons*  Mljenefcer 
tljere  toas  a  festival*  inttlj  tourney  anD 
tilting,  in  any  part  of  tfce  kingDom, 
totjetl)er  near  or  far,  tfcitljer  t^e  ttoo  com? 
panions  toere  altoays  reaDy  to  riDe  to? 
getter  to  try  tl^eir  fortunes  in  ttje  lists* 
C.{fc&e  princes  of  t|ie  lanD  anD  men  of 
lotoer  Degree  refoiceD  totyen  t|iey  sato 
tl)eir  young  lorD,  toitb  Ijts  comraDe, 
come  among  ttyem;  anD  t^ey  saiD  among 
t^emselbes,  ttjat  it  toas  an  Ijonor  anD  a 
pleasure  to  tlje  bing  of  Castile  tobrn 
ijonor  toas  toon  by  tliem ;  for  tlje  bing 
migbt  toell  refoice  tljat  tje  IjaD  libeD  to 
see  Iji^  only  son  so  enDotoeD  inf  tlj  all  no? 
ble  qualities*  CJ5ut  Ijappmess  is  often 
turneD  to  grief  in  t^e  bicissituDes  of 
t^is  toorlD,  anD  stirl)  befell  tlje  tuortljy 
bing  of  Castile*  31n  a  little  time  all  tyst 
toy  toas  taben  from  Ijim ,  anD  conberteD 
into  grief  anD  bitterness  by  t|ie  queen, 


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lite  trnfe,  CtElje  more  tfce  queen  Dtoelt 
upon  tl;e  amiable  qualities  tljat  belonged 
by  nature  to  <JMiber's  beautiful  yotttlj, 
tlje  more  oiD  Ijer  passion  for  Ijim  uiajc* 
<$ften  totien  alone,  stye  saiD  to  fcerself, 
C."®  mv  Dear  ^lilier,  ttiou  noble  crea* 
ture,  tfcou  treasure  of  mv  ttiougtits,  31 
mav  toell  curse  tin?  beautiful  voutl)  be* 
cause  it  is  tlje  cause  ttjat  31  am  lea  to 
forsake  tlje  lobe  of  my  noble  loru  tljrottglj 
Desire  of  tljee !  —  but  if  ttiou  Dost  not 
take  compassion  upon  me  tljen  toill 
tlje  remaining  Davs  of  mv  life  be  full 
of  tiearfcbreaking  Despair*"  CJln  suclj 
toise  tlje  queen  lamenteD,  anD  rtjis  con? 
tinueD  so  long  tljat  tier  Ijealttj  stiff ereD; 
anD,  upon  a  time,  luljen  flitter  anD  tier 
son  came  to  tier  to  inquire  concerning 
Ijer  Ijealttj,  slje  receibeD  tljem  botlj  toell, 
but  gate  to  OUuer  more  sljoiu  of  aff ec? 
tion  tljan  to  Ijer  oton  son ;  anD  ^Irtljitr 
remarkeD  tljis*  Cljen  slje  saiD  to  lum, 
C.uH>ear  son,  3(1  Do  t^jis  out  of  cour# 
tes^  to  m v  IjusbanD ;  as  tlje  king  Does 
to  me,  sljotoing  affection  to  tljrr,  so  3(1 
Do  to  l)im,  sljoiuing  mud)  lobe  for  t)is 
son»"  Cjatye  took  (Dliber  b^  t^e  IjanD, 
anD  maDe  Ijim  sit  bv  fter  toijile  0rtl)ttr 
stra^eD  tljrouglj  tljc  Ijall,  little  thinking 
tljat  l)is  motljer  luoulD  act  totoarD  Ijifi 
Dearest  comraDe  in  anv  unseemly  faslj? 
ton*  0nD  tlje  queen  spoke  loitt)  (Dliber, 
saving,  **  tE^ell  me,  Dear  son,  Ijast  tl)ou 
no  suieetbeart ,  no  one  toiti)  toljom  tliott 
art  in  lobe? "  €L**^o»"  ty  ansioereD ;  but 
s^e  saiD,  C.**3I  cannot  beliebe  toljat  ?ou 
noio  tell  me;  31  beg  ^ou  not  to  conceal 
from  me  tlje  real  trutb,  3(]n  toljat  place 
is  s^ie  toljo  is  so  blest  tljat  tljou  lobest 
tier,  anD  art  tljou  obeDient  to  tier  at  all 
times  ? "  C."  Gracious  maDam  anD  mo# 
ttier,"  anstoereD  o^liber,  **  b^  m^  faitti, 


s^e  is  in  no  place,  anD  tfjere  is  no  suclj 
one*  Wym  are  in  ttiis  lanD  so  man^ 
fair  laDies  anD  ^oung  maiDens  ttiat  31 
knoto  not  to Ij idj  of  t^em  31  most  aDmir e; 
31  stioulD  also  fear  to  be  treateD  toit^ 
DisDain  sljoulD  31  sfyoto  a  preference* 
31  ttiink  t^at  ^ou  are  DisposeD  to  make 
sport  of  me  uiljen  you  sa^  tljat  slje 
ioljom  31  lobe  must  feel  tierself  blest 
tljereb^*  Gracious  maDam,  let  me  sap 
t^at  31  tiabe  not  ^et  so  proben  myself 
tljat  31  ma^  Dare  ask  anj?  laD^  to  gibe 
me  tier  lobe ;  so,  31  ^abe  altoa^s  offereD 
m^  serbice  alike  to  all  ttiose  totio  re* 
quireD,  or  DesireD  it,  or  in  toljose  pre? 
sence  31  tiabe  founD  myself;  anD  31  am 
satisfies  to  tiabe  it  so*"  cjfts  tie  spoke 
tlje  queen  founD  tljat  Ijis  anstorr  DiD 
but  make  Ijim  appear  more  amiable  in 
tier  eves ;  anD  slje  toas  so  mud)  mobeD 
by  tier  inclination  totoarD  Ijim,  tljat  tje 
perceibeD  some  part  of  uiljat  toas  in  tier 
mint),  anD  ceaseD  to  speak  to  tier*  Mljen 
ttie  queen  saio  ttiat  tie  rematneD  silent, 
s^e  saiD  to  tlim,  C.**^»  ^  ^n,  tell 
me,  if  no  to  a  potoerful  princess  toere  to 
ask  for  tin?  lobe,  tooulDst  tliott  anstoer 
tier  toitti  Denial  ? "  C."3I  am  not  able  to 
beliebe  " — tie  replieD — **  ttiat  anv  laDv 
moult)  Desire  tljis,  or  be  so  foolislj  as  to 
make  sud)  request ;  anD  therefore  ttiere 
can  be  no  anstoer*"  C.tfel)en,  as  tie 
toistieD  to  remain  no  longer  in  sud)  con? 
bersation,  tie  maDe  a  sign  to  flrtljur,  to 
call  tlim,  tljat  tie  miglit  tiabe  a  pretert 
for  leabing  ttie  queen*  0rttiur  promptly 
replieD  to  tlis  comraDe's  signal  bv  sav^ 
ing,  C."Come,  mv  brother;  toe  must 
go :  it  is  ttie  time  tofyen  toe  sljoulD  be  at 
ttie  place  of  toliidj  tljou  knotoest ;  anD 
31  reminD  ttiee  because  31  tliink  ttiou 
tjast  forgotten  it*"  Caliber  anstoereD 


fcastilt  anD  in  confusion;  for  tbe  queen's 

conversation  IjaD  betoilDereD  bis  mint), 
"3]t  is  true;  anD  31  tbank  tbe  e, 


Ije  took  leatie  of  Ijis  rotal  stepmotljer 
toitl)  a  feto  formal  moms ;  but  sl)e  took 
1) is  tjanD,  rjett)  it  long,  anD  presscD  it, 
anD  sccmeD  lotlj  to  let  lum  go*  CL^t  all 
tbis  ®litoer  toas  sorelt  troubleD,  sus* 
petting  most  surely  ijcr  guilty  purpose; 
but  lie  DareD  not  speak  of  it  to  Ins  bro* 
ttjer  anD  comraDe,  toljo  teas  a  Dutiful 
son,  rtjrougb  fear  tbat  be  tooulD  be  ben? 
angry,  anD  tljinU  ill  ofljtm  for  duel)  sus* 
pic  ion,  trjotiglj  lie  felt  Ijhnsrlf  not  at  all 
to  be  blameD  in  tlje  matter,  C.0fter  t&eu 
t)atj  left  tlje  ball  tbe  queen  luent  into  a 
little  cbamber  alone,  tbreto  Ijersielf  upon 
a  coucb,  anD  murmureD,  C."  W  b^t  be^ 
lobeDt  tbou  art  not  so  unobsferbing  trjat 
tljou  Ijasft  not  DisccrnrD  tljc  Distitss; 
toljicl)  31  Buffer;  anD  truty  it  cannot,  it 
sljall  not,  so  continue ;  for  to -morroto 
tbou  sbalt  learn  all  my  toilL"  Caliber, 
too,  mas  in  as  troubleD  minD  as  toad 
tt)c  queen,  <$n  reaching  I)i0  longings  Ijr 
toent  alone  to  bis  cbamber,  anD  prayr u : 
C**^  J^eabenl^  IFatber,  tEbou  basftcre? 
ateD  me  in  Ww.  image;  anD 
gifoen  me  more  beauty— a  great 
fortune  if  it  is  to  leaD  to  sue  1;  trouble 


ad  scents  to  be  upon  me — trjan  it  is  for 
my  Ijonor  to  babe ;  for  tl)is  same  beauty 
of  boDy  toill  be  tbe  cause  of  my  Destruc? 
tion  if  tErjott,  my  <SOD,  Dost  not  inter^ 
bene,  in  tb^  great  clemency  anD  gooD? 
nesf0, 31  entreat  tEbee  to  protect  tbebonor 
of  my  father  anD  mine  oton,  tljat  tljrouglj 
me  no  cause  be  gitoen  to  tbe  queen,  m^ 
father's  toife,  to  Do  tljat  tobicb  tooulD  be 
against  tbe  ^onor  of  us  all,  {Ro  suclj 
Dishonor  31  toill  not  consent,  eben  if,  in 
consequence  of  suc&  refusal,  31  sfcoulD 
suffer  Deatb,  t^berefore  31  beg  of  ^b^» 
my  <&oD  anD  Creator,  tbat  t^bou  unit 
conbert  tier  from  tbis  accurseD  Desire, 
anD  tnilt  leaD  fytt  to  better  life  anD  pur* 
pose,  tbat  slje  mat  become  a  gooD  anD 
birtuous  queen  to  mp  Dear  fatber," 
C/£arli?  on  tbe  following  morning  ®li# 
ber  arose,  anD  uient  to  tbe  court,  as  toas 
bis  custom  for  tbe  morning  meal,  £>e 
coulD  not  Do  otbertoise  tuitliout  erciting 
mucl)  remark,  ©aijen  be  came  to  tbe 
court  be  toent,  as  inas  bis  toont,  to  tbe 
queen,  anD  toisbeD  ber  gooD^Dav :  lie  DiD 
tbis  in  orDer  tbat  no  one  sboulD  observe 
an^  cbange  in  bis  manner  toioarD  ber, 
anD  so  be  leD  to  suspect  ant  f bil ;  but, 
as  soon  as  be  baD  gitoen  l)er  bis  greet* 
ings,  anD  in  orDer  not  to  be  alone  tnitlj 
ber,  Ije  toitbDreto  ijimsclf  among  tlje 
court  people,  Cj&b?  came  to  Ijim,  rjouu? 
eber,  at  once  tuitljout  sbame,  took  bint 
by  tbe  Ijano,  anD  saiD  tbat  slje  baD  some* 
tljing  to  sat  to  bint ;  so,  against  bis 
toill,  slje  Dreto  bint  by  force  uutl)  rjer, 
anD  maDe  him  sit  by  ber,  C>e  seateD  bim - 
self,  but  be  tooulD  not  speak  to  rjer ;  so 
tobenberemaineDSilentberfaceflusbeD, 
anD  sbe  saiD,  C.4tspt  ftienD  cbosen  from 
all  tbe  toorlD,  rememberest  tbou  tlje 
toorDs  spoken  bt  us  testerDat  ?"  C."3|n 


trutfc,"  replieb  ©liber,  "31  fcabe  tfcougfct 
so  little  of  tljem  tljat  3]  forget  totjereof 
toe  0pobe*"  €."#&»  mv  cfco0en  lobe,  1 
tljinU  not  00  ligljtly  of  tlje  memory,  tljat 
tljou  Ijast  00  soon  forgotten  matters  00 
lately  0poben*  3|f  3fl  mi0tabe  not  tfcou 
unber0tanbe0t,  better  tljan  31  can  0av  it, 
tfce  toi0fc  of  mv  fceart*"  C."<Sraciou0 
mabam,"  Ije  0aib,  "31  Unoto  not  tofyat 
vou  mean*"  C."31n  trutfc,  mv  beare0t 
one,"  0aiD  tlje  enamoreb  queen,  "in  or* 
ber  tljat  tljou  mave0t  unber0tanb,  31  0av 
to  tljce  tljat  31  toill  be  tljine,  bobv  ana 
Ijcart.  ^ t  is  no  neto  tiling  tljat  tljou  Ijast 
become  t&e  ruler  of  mv  life:  onlv  fear 
anb  sljame  IjaUe  kept  me  0ilent  00  long* 
t^^at  all  mi0unDer0tanDing  ma^  be 
enDeu,  3(1 0ai?  to  t^eenoto  t^at  tljou  ma^ 
e0t  l)cnccfortl)  Ijolo  me  for  tljp  Heare0t 
on  t^e  eart^i,  a0  31  Do  t^ee*  115ut  if  all 
Ijappinr ss  Ijencefortl)  i0  to  leabe  me  on 
account  of  tfcee,  ano  tljou  yirlDrst  not  to 
m^  entreaty,  3!  toill  0la^  m^0elf : 
fore  ms  bfart  i0  in  t|n?  ban^0»  ano 
life  anU  m^  oeatl)*"  Caliber  0|iranb  in 
^orror  from  l)rr  to^ile  Ijr  an0toereD, 
C.u<^raciou0  maDam,  tljou  saprst  tljat 
tljott  Dost  lobe  me ;  for  totyctj  J\  gibe  tljrc 
tbanfe0;  anb  tljat  tljou  tots  IKS  t  me  to 
fcoto  tfcee  for  m^  Deare0t  on  tlje  eart^i ; 
but  tljou  Unotorst  tljat  mv  lobe  coulb 
not  be  greater  t^an  it  i0  for  m^  graciou0 
mother;  anb  2fl  bnoto  of  no  honorable 
0erbice,  be  it  toljat  it  migljt,  tljat  31  toill 
not  bo  for  tl)f  r  at  all  times ;  anb  tljis  i0 
also  m^  bounben  but^*  15ut  31  bo  not 
beliebe  tljat  tljou  art  00  foolislj  a0  to  be 
otljr rtoisr  inclineb  totoarb  me,  tljan  to 
Desire  suclj  lobe  from  tlj^  son  as  i0  fit, 
ting  to  my  fatljrr'0  Ijonorablr  toife  anb 
nrp  mother*  3fl  tolb  t^ee  in  0ucfc  re0pect, 
tt)at  my  toljolr  minb  is  fireb  on  tljis, 


t^at  31  tooulb  sooner  suffer  Deatlj  tljan 
bo  augljt  against  tlje  Ijonor  of  my  noble 
fatljer,  or  of  tljee,  gracious  mabam  anb 
mother*  31f  it  toere  po00ible  tljat  31  coulb 
bo  o tljertoise,  accur0eb  tooulb  be  tlje  Ijour 
in  to|)ict)  31  toa0  born*"  C.^l)e  queen 
toa0  ber^  angr^,  anb  t|ie  fire  of  &er  un# 
natural  passion  flasljeo  in  Ijer  e^es, 
a0  0^e  an0toereb,  C.**0ccur0eb  be  t^ 
beauty  on  account  of  toljiel)  tljou  art 
proub  anb  insolent,  bi0baining  a  noble 
queen,  toljo  benus  to  tljee,  anb  Ijas  tolo 
Ijer  lobe— a  lobe  tljat  sljoulD  be  Ijiouen 
in  Ijer  Ijeart ;  tljat  sljoulD  be  tlje  fop  of 
Ijer  Ijeart ;  but  toljirlj,  bp  tljp  priDe  anb 
insolenee,  is  noto  cljangeu  into  bitter^ 
ness*  31  Declare  tljee  noto  to  be  a  mali* 
ciou0  enemp  anb  murberer  of  toomen ; 
for  tljou  art  mv  murberer,  tlje  cause  of 
mv  Deatlj,  toljiclj  toill  qtticklv  fblloto ; 
but  be  a00ureb  31  toill  not  bie  alone,  31n 
toliateber  manner  31  can  compa00  t^v 
Deatlj  31  toill  bo  all  in  mv  potoer  to 
bring  it  about*  31f  31  mu0t  bie,  tljou, 
toljo  art  cause  of  mv  Deatlj,  sljalt  also 
bie  toit^  me*  ®  \  31  prav  to  <J5ob,  tlje  8&> 
migljtv,  tljat  H;e  toill  parDon  tlje  ill  DeeDS 
tljat  sljall  arise  out  of  tljv  DisDain  of  me 
—of  me,  an  unliappv  queen  toljom  t^ou 
0lave0t,"  Hgfyt  &ab  rai0eb  ^er  boice 
toljile  uttering  tljese  inbectibe0  against 
tlje  betoilbereb  ©liber,  until  slje  erciteb 
t^e  attention  of  tljo0e  near  bv,  t^ougli 
none  l)earb  |jer  clearlv  enough  to  unber# 
stanD  Ijer  toorb0*  p.oto  in  a  lotoer  boice 
slje  saiD,  C,u51nse  anb  leabe  me ;  for  it 
i0  not  po00ible  for  me  to  remain  longer 
near  tijee,  Ie0t  people  0ee  t^e  0uffering 
t^at  toeig^0  upon  mv  &eart*"  C^^en 
©liber  took  leabe  of  tlje  queen,  toljo 
toent  straigljttoay  to  tier  chamber,  anb 
tljere,  toljere  no  one  migljt  Ijear  Ijer,  gabe 


toag  to  sucb  lamentation  an*  Despair  ad 
cannot  be  tolD,  Wittier  sought  tlje  king, 
fcid  fatber,  Doping  to  pin  bp  bi*  pred* 
rnce  dome  relief  to  Ijis  saD  beart,  dome 
return  of  bis  accudtomeD  dereniti? ;  but 
be  remaineD  onlp  a  little  time  toitb  bim ; 
tfcen  bereturneD,  toitb  bid  Dear  ftienD  anD 
comraDe,  to  Ijid  loDgingd.  0rtbur  per? 
ceibf  D  tbat  bid  brother  toad  not  do  fopoud 
ad  toad  bid  toont,  tbat  dome  Dark  dbaDo to 
deemeD  to  be  oter  bid  spirit,  anD  askeD, 
C."fl2Ubat  id  amidd  toitb  tbee;  for  31 
dee  tbat  something  toeigbd  upon  tlnj 
beart  ? "  C.®liter  coulD  gibe  Ijimno  an* 
dtoer ;  do  tijis  gooD  comraoe  DiD  not  Did* 
turb  Ijim  toitb  anp  further  questions. 
0nD  <®liter  remaineD  tbe  entire  Dap  in 
|)id  cbamber,  anb  gate  bid  people  to  tut* 
Derdtano  tbat  tie  toad  ill,  in  otter  tbat 
be  migbt  btoe  tbe  Oidtredd  of  minb  tbat 
baD  come  upon  bim*  C.Mben  0rtbur 
perceibeD  tbid,  anu  tbat  be  tooulu  not  go 
to  tbe  court,  be  toad  dorel^  troubled  be* 
caude  be  coulD  not  belp  bis  frienti,  ad 
tie  tooulo  do  glabl^  babe  Done,  anD  toad 
ter^  lotl)  to  leabe  bim  alone,  0fter  tbe 
evening  meal,  botoeber,  (Dliber  beggeD 
bim  to  go  to  tbe  court,  to  tbe  king  anD 
tbe  laDied,  anD  remain  tjjere  dating  n& 
tbing  to  an£  one  of  bid  illness;  anD 
toben  lie  came  back  be  tooulD  ftno  Ijim 
in  beD,  perbapd  asleep,  0d  (Dliber  urgeD 
tbid,  ^rtljur  condenteD  to  go,  dating, 
€.**%  brotber,  31  leabe  tbee  dince  it  id 
tiW  toidb ;  but,  ad  it  ma^  be  late  to|ien 
31  return,  anD  31  migbt  tben  atoake  tbee 
out  of  comforting  anD  refredbing  dleep, 
31  toill  remain  atoa^  tomigbt*  31 
tbee  a  gooD  nigbt,  anD  tooulD 
dta^  toitb  tbee  if  31  migbt ;  but  tbs  toill 
dballbealato  tome;  anD  3lpra£<SoD,our 
master,  tbat  ^e  gibe  tbee  rest  in  ducb 


measure  tbat  to^norroto  tbn  Distemper 
ma^  Ijabe  paddeD  atoa^/'  C,<Eljen  (Dli* 
tier  embraceD  bim,  toitb  toet  eyed,  anD 
daiD,  c.*'Dear  brotber,  go  tobile  tbere  id 
^et  time ;  for  tfce  Dancing  bad  alreaDs 
begun/'  C^lrtbur,  tobo  perceibeD  ttje 
moidture  in  bid  brotber'd  e^ed,  toon^ 
DereD  greatly ;  for  be  fcneto  bim  do  toell 
ad  to  be  certain  tbat  no  dligbt  matter 
coulD  mobe  bim  tbud.  But  Ije  took  leabe, 
concealing  tbat  be  b^D  seen  tlje  tears ; 
anD  toent  atoa^  in  great  antfeti?*  J^aD  lie 
knoton  tobat  toad  in  tlje  minD  of  bis 
comraDe,  tljen  tooulD  bid  dolicituDe  bate 
become  Dedpair ;  but  be  DeparteD  U)itlj  no 
fbreknotoleDge  tljat  l;e  tooulD  not  dee 
tbid  Dear  frienD  again  until  after  mans 
detere  trials  anD  labors  baD  been  en* 
DureD  b£  tbem  botb,  ad  tbe  tale  toill  tell, 
defter  bis  brotber  toad  gone  (Dliter 
remaineD  in  great  daDnedd*  ^oon  tljere- 
after  be  gate  orDerd  to  bid  chamberlain 
tbatallofbidpeopledboulDbedentatoa^, 
ad  be  toidbeD  tbe  rooms  to  be  quiet  for 
dleep,  anD  tooulD  bate,  tbat  nigbt,  no 
one  b£  bim;  but  Ije  requested  bim  to 
first  bring  ink  anD  paper.  C.®K^en  all 
toere  gone  Ije  unDreddeD  anD  lap  Doton. 
31t  id  dcarcelp  poddible  for  beart  to  con* 
ceite,  or  tongue  to  tell,  tbe  miderp  to^icb 
lie  suffered  £)e  tbougbt  of  tbe  gooD  toill 
anD  respect  toljicJ)  be  enf oveD  in  bid  lanD, 
alike  from  tbe  nobilitp  anD  tbe  common 
people,  a  lote  tbat  toad  Dear  to  bim,  anD 
tobicb  be  toad  no  to  to  lode  for  boto  long 
be  coulD  not  tell.  Cljen  be  tbougbt  saDlr 
of  tbe  great  Distress,  of  tobicb  be  tooulD 
be  tbe  caude,  to  tbe  king,  |iid  father, 
anD  to  bid  faithful  comraDe,  ilrtbur ,  tobo 
baD  dboton  for  bim  do  mucb  frienDdbip 
anD  brotbrrlp  lote.  H;e  tbougljt  also  of  tbe 
pleasant  companiondbip  ty  baD  enfopeD 


toitl)  rictj  anD  poor,  toitl)  ttje  laoies  anD 
Doting  maiDens  of  tlje  court,  of  all  tlje 
eomraDes  of  &is  poutl),  {Eo  leaiie  seemeD 
toorse  tban  Deatlj,  j^one  ttje  less;  toas 
Ije  firm  in  ttje  purpose,  toljielj  Ijc  IjaD 
formeo,  to  leatoe  pleasures  anD  fjonor* 
able  station,  to  biD  farewell  to  tlje  tobole 
kingDom,  anD  to  go  into  strange  lanDs, 
DeDicateD  to  tlje  seruice  of  0lmigt)t£ 
<SoD,  remembering  tbat  happiness  in 
tljis  toorlD  i&  not  to  be  compare D  to  eter- 
nal Ijappiness,  anD  tljat  tlje  mortal  boDp 
is  but  perisbable  flesb  createD  to  be,  in 
tljis  toorlti ,  foot)  for  toorms.  C,t?e  consto; 
ereD  also  tbat  tjis  precious  soul,  createD 
by  <3oo,  must  bine  eternally  in  Ijell  if  be 
sljoult)  y  ielD  to  tljc  toickeD  Desires  of  tlje 
queen ,  anD  Ije  Uneiu  not  ujljat  eUil  migl)t 
befall  if  l)e  remained  near  tier*  C,^lfter 
ponDering  on  all  that  IjaD  bnppr neD,  Ije 
kneii)  tljat  it  teas  better,  anD  more  for 
tl)e  Ijonor  of  all,  tljat  rje  s^oulD  go  at 
once;  for  ty  coulD  perceite  no  ortier  toa^ 
of  escape  from  tlje  Difficulties  of  tlje  pos^ 
ture  in  uM)icrj  be  !)au  been  placeD  b^  tlje 
insanity —as  Ije  preferreD  to  consiDer  it 
— of  tfce  queen,  J^otueber  toell  Ijemigljt 
act  totoarD  Ijer,  \)t  feareD  tlje  result  to^en 
IK  remembereD  tl)  e  ujortis  s  1)  e  Ijao  spoken 
anD  tt)e  passion  sl;e  Ijao  sljotom.  d^en 
be  took  tlje  paper  anD  ink,  anD  torote  a 
letter  to  art^ur,  blessing  bis  Dear  com* 
raDe,  ioitb  mans  regrets  for  tlje  parting : 
be  torote  tljat  for  reasons  of  importance, 
tje  must  go  aiuav,  anD  beggeD  Ijim,  toitt) 
tbe  greatest  earnestness  be  coulD  er# 
press,  to  fbrgibe  bint  tljat  fje  DiD  not 
make  tljcse  reasons  knoton;  for,  in 
trutlj ,  it  toas  not  possible  for  tjim  to  take 
personal  leabe  of  bis  Dear  brother,  or  to 
tell  Ijim  t^e  story  of  bis  parting.  £>till, 
alttjouglj  bis  eyes  cotilo  no  longer  bebolD 


,  tie  tooulD  not  separate  from  tjim  in 
Ijeart,  3Jn  luljatetjer  lanD  be  migljt  be,  Ije 
tooulD  not  tbe  less  Ijolo  Ijim  as  a  brother, 
because  lie  toas  separateD  from  tjim ;  anD 
be  tooulD  neber  forget,  or  cease  to  lobe, 
Ijim,  C.t^bnt  Ije  uirote  tljat  be  iDisljeo 
all  happiness  anD  blessings  to  tbe  king, 
bis  Dear  fatljer,  anD  also  to  tlje  queen, 
anD  to  all  tuljo  lotieD  Ijim.  tyt  continue^; 
**  $$V  Dear  brother,  as  31  knoto  not  tobat 
aDbentures  31  ma^  meet,  31  leabe  tbee  a 
little  glass  tljat  is  full  of  clear  boater; 
anD  31  beg  tljee  tljat  tljou  toilt  look  at 
tbat  glass  Dail^  for  m^  sake,  31f  31  meet 
toittj  Disaster,  tlje  toater  in  tlje  glass 
toill  change,  anD  become  black,  toljiclj 
toill  be  a  token  tbat  31  am  in  sore  trou# 
ble,  t^bftffo^ »  WE  best  belotoeD  brotber 
anD  comraoe,  31  beg  tljee,  tljrottglj  tlje 
brot^erl^  lo^alti?  tbat  is  bettoeen  t^ee 
anD  me,  tljat,  if  it  so  cljange,  tljou  uiilt 
mount,  anD  riDe  fortlj  from  tljis  lanD  of 
Castile ;  anD  toilt  not  cease  from  tbe 
searclj  until  tljou  Ijast  learneD  netos  of 
me  anD  toljerc  31  am,  ffly  faitljful  com# 
raDe,  in  tljee  is  set  all  tbe  Ijope  31  babe 
in  tljis  toorlD,  (Eljere  is  nothing  else  for 
me  to  torite,  Dear  brother ;  for  of  tljis 
tfcou  art  entirely  certain,  tljat  31  am 
toljolly  anD  aliuavs  faitljful  to  tljee,  3) 
beg  0oD,  tbe  0lmigl)tE,  to  bestobo  on 
tbee  so  mucb  of  gooD  as  31,  tlj^  brother, 
toisl)  to  tbee :  anD  to  J?im  31  commenD 
tljee,"  Cjattljen  tbe  letter  iuas  finisljeD 
be  placeD  it,  toitlj  tlje  glass,  in  bis  oton 
room,  in Ij er e  ty  t Ijou  glj  t  it  tooulD  be  most 
quickly  founD,anD,  bating  DresseD  Ijim* 
self,  anD  girDeD  on  Ijis  stoorD,  toent 
Doton  out  of  ijis  chamber  about  mio 
nig^t,  anD  entereD  tbe  stables  to^ere  at 
tljat  Ijour  tljere  toas  no  one,  anD  \)t  toas 
free  to  carry  out  Ijis  purpose  luitljout 


tbe  bnotoledge  of  anp*  CJfrom  among 

bis  borses  |)e  erjose  trje  one  tbat  be  lotoed 
tlje  best,  saDDlcD  and  mounted  Ijim,  $)e 
cook  toitlj  rjim  a  poucb  in  torjicl;  Ije  rjaD 
placcD  ttoo  trjottsanD  nobles ,  toljidj  bore 
upon  tljcm  trje  stamp  of  l)is  bclotieD 
fatbcr  and  of  trjc  bingdom  of  Ca0tile ; 
ano,  be0ide0  tbe0e,  tie  bad  certain  feto* 
el0  tobicb  toere  Ie00  in  bulb  tban  tbe  no* 
bles,  but  of  equal  toiltte*  CLCrjat  trjis 
Eoung  prince  bad  money  and  fetoel0, 
must  not  be  toondered  at ;  for  many  fyao 
giucn  rjim  presents,  on  account  of  tljr 
ftarmonv  anD  gooD  toill  tljat  be  belpeo  to 
prrsrrtjc  in  tl;e  lanO,  tiiitl)  UinUl^  toort)0 
ant)  DC  CDS  ;  ano  also  tjts  father  toa0  Urr^ 
generous:  in  gifts  to  Ijim,  C.t?e  fount) 
t^e  gates:  of  t^e  ca0tle  open ;  for  tlje  bino> 
Dom  fyao  at  tl)ts  time  no  foes  among 
neigbors,  nor  in  it0  oton  princes  ant) 
nobles?,  00  ttjere  toa0  no  need  to  mabe 
fa0t  its  ca0tle  Doors,  Oenre  Wittier  DiD 
according  to  ^i0  toill,  ant)  Departed  0e; 
cretl^  upon  ^i0  fourne^,  under  tfce  lig^t 
of  tlje  moon*  C.3Kfft)en  ty  IjaD  pa00ed 
out  of  tlje  castle  and  citp,  and  bad  rtD# 
den  for  a  little  spare,  be  turned  tjis  fair, 
^oung  face  once  more  totoard  tbe  cit^, 
and  cried,  C."  ®  ^ing  of  Ca0tile,  tbou 
Io0e0t,  tbi0  nigrjt,  a  0on!  tbou,  noble 
bingdom  of  Castile,  tbe  Ijeir  to  ttnj 
tbrone !  and  tbou,  mv?  best  beloted  bro? 
trjer,  tb^  demoted  and  faitljful  comrade  l" 
C,5?e  also  murmured  unljearD  faretoell0 
to  all  iril)o  bad  been  dear  to  l;im  in  tbe 
past ;  and  bi0  last  adieu  to  bis  borne 
took  some  0ucb  form  a0  tljis :  C."  |?e 
Iadie0  of  tbe  court  and  ?oung  maiden0, 
€>od  guard  ^e !  and  31  pra^  <Sod  eber  to 
protect,  from  eber^  Disaster,  tbe  city  in 
totjirrj  mt?  ^outb  ba0  been  spent,  and  all 


to  rjo  D  toell  therein,  or  in  anp  part  of  my 
dear  land  !  "  C,J^e  prated  al0o  tbat  <0od 
tooulD  gibe  toisDom  to  tbe  queen,  and 
cbange  tbe  ebil  intent  sl;c  beld  totoard 
bim»  gating  made  tljese  tearful  adieur  , 
be  turned  l;is  ijorse's  bead  again  totoard 
bis  road,  and  brusrjeD  l)is  mantle  across 
Ijis  eyes,  to  Daslj  atoay  tbe  tears,  c.Oe 
rode  forward  steaDily  ,  until  be  came  to  a 
little  tillage,  near  toljirlj  toas  a  seaport, 
and  tobitber  lie  mas  come  at  a  faborable 
time  ;  for  be  found  tbat  a  great  lord  bad 
come  Ijitljer,  and  tooulD  sail  Ijenee  upon 
a  fourney  ;  and  toitb  t)im  toas  a  noble 
foreign  bnigbt.  HBotb  of  tbe0e  iuere  on 
board  tbe  sljip,  toitl)  many  otber  men  of 
ranb  ;  and  it  toas  tljeir  purpose  to  jour> 
ne^  to  tbe  cit^  of  Con0tantinople«  C.^1^ 
ber  most  earnestly  DesireD  of  tbe  captain 
of  tbe  sljip,  tbat  be  tooulD  tabe  l)im  on 
board,  promising  to  pay  l)im  toell;  but 
be  tooulD  not,  tEben  tbe  noble  bnigbt 
tol)o  toas  in  tbe  sljip  fabored  and  urged 
(Dliber'0  request,  until,  by  suel)  and  00 
great  solicitation,  be  toas  at  lengtb  re^ 
ceibed  on  board*  t!Po  tbe  bnigbt  torjo  bad 
been  00  mud)  Ijis  friend  Oliuer  gabe  bis 
borse,  to  sljo  to  Ijis  gratitude*  C.^nd  no  to 
trjey  saileD  out  upon  tbe  sea,  and  CHiticr 
toas  alone  ;  toljo  be  toas,  toas  Uno  ton  to 
no  one  in  tbe  sbip  ;  but,  tbrottgb  tbe 
grace  of  ^od,  tobo  brings  about  many 
ioonderful  tbing0,  friendly  relation0 
greto  up  bettoeen  (Dliber  and  tbe  bnigbt 
toljo  bad  belped  lum,  as  tbe  tale  sljall  tell, 


Chapter  tit. 

pened  at  tbe  Castilian  Court  after  tbe 
flight  of 


J?en  it  toas  morning  <$liber's 
serbants  camr ,  a*  toas  tljr  ir 
toont,  to  bte  chamber,  in  orDer  to  be  at 
the  0ert)tcc  of  their  master  iiiljrn  l)f 
arose ;  but  tljr v  DID  not  finD  tljr  ebam* 
bcrlain  there,  tEhey  toaiteD  before  the 
Door  until  it  toad  time  to  go  to  tlje  court 
for  tljr  morning  meal ;  then  came  ®li* 
ber's  belobeD  chamberlain,  and  fount 
the  serbants  stanDing  about  the  Door* 
J?e  inquireD  of  them,  anD  especially  of 
the  prince's  boDy*serbant,  C."  Wfyy  are 
tou  not  in  tlje  chamber  of  our  master, 
to  matte  fyim  reaDy,  anD  gibe  assistance 
in  Dressing  ? "  W$t  boDy*serbant  an* 
stoereD,  "  31  knoto  not  Ijouj  it  is  tuitlj 
tjtm ;  for  31  babe  not  been  able  to  come 
into  his  chamber  to4ia£*  Last  night 
he  orDereD  that  31  go  out  from  htm, 
anD  come  not  in  again  until  he  sum* 
moneD  me*  1  left  m^  ke^  in  the  chamber, 
anD  Dare  not  knock  upon  the  Door  lest 
he  be  angrp  toith  me*"  C.t&h*  chamber* 
lain  fenocUcD  upon  the  Door,  but  no  one 
anstoereD  him;  for  no  one  toas there*  ^is 
he  ceaseD  to  knock,  came  Brtfjur,  toho 
haD  been  to  hear  mass,  anD  noto  toisheD 
to  inquire  hoto  I;t0  brother  IjaD  passeD 
the  night*  QWfytn  he  learneD  that  no 
one  haD  been  in  the  chamber,  he  feareD, 


remembering  hi*  tmerDau's  illness, 
that  some  mischance  haD  befallen  his 
comraDe ;  so  he  calleD  for  his  oton  ser* 
bant,  ioho  carrieD  his  ke^,  for  both  too* 
thers  haD  kei?s  alike*  C.When  the  ke^ 
toas  brought,  he  orDereD  that  the  Door  be 
unlockeD,  anD  toent  into  the  chamber, 
fastening  the  Door  tohen  he  haD  entereD* 
Cljere  \)t  fouiiD  no  one  in  the  beD,  or  in 
the  chamber,  anD  toas  much  surpriseD* 
^till  seeking  through  the  rooms,  anD 
finDing  no  one,  he  toas  sore  troubleD, 
anD  kneto  not  tohat  to  think*  c.£ls  he 
toent  about  in  the  chamber,  consiDering 
the  matter,  l)t  sato  a  glass  stanDing 
there,  tohich  hf  ^eto  to  be  a  fatorite 
toith  l)is  brother ;  anD,  taking  it  up,  sato 
the  letterin  <$liber's  hanDtoriting*  tEhfe 
he  at  once  reaD ;  anD,  tohen  Ijc  kneto 
tohat  toas  there  toritten,  all  the  sorroto 
that  he  haD  heretofore  knoton  in  his  life, 
haD  it  all  come  to  him  together,  tooulD 
not  hatoe  equalleD  one  IjunDreDtlj  part  of 
the  pain,  misery,  anD  torath  that  he  nt* 
DureD  in  that  hour*  C.ii>is  heart  seemeD 
bursting  toithin  him,  as  he  threto  him* 
self  on  the  beD,  anD  lamenteD  so  griefc* 
ousl^  that,  haD  an^  one  seen  him,  he 
must  habe  pitieD  him*  C."  Bins  anD 
tooe,"  l)t  crieD,  **m?  frienD  anD  brother! 
tETrul^  31  DO  not  beliebe  that  thou  lobest 
me,  as  3fl  Do  thee;  or  thou  tooulDst  habe 
tolD  me  the  cause  of  th£  going  atoa^»  31 
coulD  not  habe  left  thee,  as  thou  hast 
forsaken  me*  #h*  m^  brother !  31  knoto 
toell  that  thou  hast  not  gone  toithout 
gooD  cause;  but  in  truth,  31  habe neber 
Done  thee  any  torong,  nor  DeserbeD  this 
treatment  in  an^  toap*  3If  it  haD  been 
th?  toish,  surely  thou  coulDSt  habe  tolD 
me  a  part,  at  least,  of  thy  trouble;  for  31 
tooulD  rather  suffer  Death  than  knoto 


tbat  31  Ijabe  lost  tby  trust,  <&  noble  €>li* 
tor*  tbou  torn  tbe  !;opc  of  tljc  ujljole 
bingootti!  ^KUljat  toill  tby  affUctcfc  father 
say  ?  and  also  my  mocker  tl)t  queen* 
tobo  lofceD  tbee  toitb  b^  tobole  beart?" 
C.J?ere  be  toas  00  overcome  by  grief  tbat 
be  fell  in  a  stoounD  upon  a  coucb  in 
tbe  chamber,  anD  lay  cijere  as  if  DeaD* 
Qmben  tbe  nobler  tobo  baD  come 
from  tbc  court*  anD  toljo  noto  stooD  be* 
fore  ©lifaer^  Door*  b*arD  nothing  from 
0rtbur  after  be  baD  fasteneD  tbe  Door  be* 
binD  biro*  tbey  sent  Oliver's  cbamber* 
Iain  to  tlje  king*  to  make  bnoum  to  Ijim 
tobat  I)ao  cljanceD  at  tljc  prince'?  cl;am^ 
ber*  J^e  ran  to  $e  court*  anD  coming  be* 
fore  tl)e  feing*  tljusf  relateD  ^is  Disturb* 
ing  message:  C." Gracious  king* 
son  teas  sesterDai?  ill*  anD  sent 
one  out  of  Ijis  rooms*  remaining  t^jere 
alone ;  anD  tljis  morning  toe  t;atie  not 
been  able  to  go  in  to  #m*  31  fcabe  bnocfeeD 
upon  tijt  Door* but  no  anstoer  toas  maDe« 
$$V  gracious  lorD,  prince  jairttittr*  toent 
into  ttjc  rooms*  anD  mud)  time  passes* 
During  tulncl)  toe  bear  nothing  from 
^lim;  therefore  3!  mafee  fenoton  to  sou 
t^ese  things*  tljat  ^ou  may  act,  if  it  be 
your  toill  anD  pleasure*  in  t^e  matter*" 
C.tCl)c  bing  anstoereD*  tljat  lie  tooulD 
straig^ttoay  go  ijimself,  anD  ascertain 
t^e  cause  of  tfce  silence*  HWfyen  lie  ar* 
ribeD*  anD  fbunD  tlje  Door  still  closeD* 
^e  orDereD  tljat  it  be  brofeen  open;  tljen 
toent  be  into  t\)t  rooms*  imtt)  certain  of 
^is  frienDS*  C^eeing  ttjat  (Dlitier's  beD 
teas  Vacant*  bis  minD*  from  tljat  mo* 
ment,  toas  bery  ill  at  ease*  £>earcfcing 
about*  tie  sato  0rtl)ur,  lying  upon  a  lit* 
tie  court),  looking  more  libe  a  DeaD  tljan 
a  libing  man ;  for  be  bao  not  yet  recot)* 
ereD  from  I)t0  stoounD*  C.^ts  soon  as  ty 


sato  Ijim  tfce  king  crieD* "  <$0rtl|ur*  t^jou 
bnotoest,  toitljout  Doubt*  more  of  tljis 
mystery  tljan  %"  C.Mljen  ty  Dreiu 
nearer*  perceiving  tljat  #rtl)ttr  toas  in  a 
stDounD*  \)t  orDereD  ttjat  breaD  stjottlD 
be  DippeD  in  toine*  anD  Ijclo  before  Ijis 
nose*  C$s  ^rtfnir  came  to  fjimself*  a 
letter  fell  from  bis  IjanD,  uil)icl)  tije  lung 
took  up  anD  reaD*  C.Mben  be  unDer* 
stooD  tbat  (Dliber*  toljo  teas  so  Dear  to 
bim*  baD  left  bint*  tie  toas  not  able  to 
reaD  tbe  rest  of  tbe  letter*  j?or,  toben  be 
reaD  tbat  bis  sonbaD  riDDen  atoay*  anD 
boto  be  blesseD  bis  fatber,  be  fell  upon 
tbe  floor*  overcome  by  grief* 
trouble  in  tbe  cbamber  toas  most 
ous;  anD  tbe  servants  feneto  not  tobetljer 
to  run  first  to  tbe  bing*  or  to  0rti)tir* 
or  tobat  to  Do :  tbe  companions  of  tbe 
bing*  too*  stooD  betoilDereD  anD  belp* 
less*  CjiMjen  tbe  bing  again  recobereD 
speecb*  bf  crieD  alouD*  anD  saiD,  C.u^y 
beloiieD  son*  tljou  toast  tbe  foy  anD  stay 
of  my  life!  Mljat  sball3J  Do?  <$  toretcbeD 
bing!  toby  Does  not  <0oD  senD  to  tbee 
toelcomeDeatb?  Sruly  31  Desire  notbing 
so  mucb  as  Deatb;  anD  notbing  to  me 
seems  so  batefttl  as  life*  0b«  «^  ^bilD* 
tbou  DiDst  cause  tbe  Deatb  of  tby  motber 
at  tby  birtb;  anD  toill  also  slay  tby  fa* 
tber,  tobo  bas  lobeD  tbee  so  Dearly  I — tby 
fatber  tobo  bas  toatcbeD  tby  beautiful 
youtb  bloom  into  all  Virtues  anD  noble 
DeeDS*  in  tobicb  tbou  toast  eVer  foremost! 
31  baVe  tbougbt  tbat  tbou  tooulDSt  be  a 
staff  to  my  age*  a  totoer  of  strengtb  to 
tbebingDom*  a  support  to  all  tby  frienDs* 
anD  an  avenging  stoorD  to  my  enemies, 
tbine  oton*  anD  those  of  tbe  bingDom* 
But  31  see  tbat  all  tbe  bopes  tobicb  31 
bate  set  on  tbee  babe  faileD  me  noto*  are 
forgotten  by  tbee*  anD  tbat  tbe  remain^ 


ing  oars  of  m?  life  must  be  toortljless 
ano  full  of  affliction  ano  numberledd 
labors?.  But  31  pra?  (Sou,  tbe  0lmigbt?, 
to  make  me  resigneo  to  duffer ;  ano  tljat 
$>e  toill  keep  tljee,  in?  Dear  son,  in  Jt;te 
bol?  caret  ano  gibe  tljee  more  of  Ijappi? 
nedd,  tban  31  fear  toill  go  toitb  tljee  in 
tb?  erile*"  C.3£bud,  for  a  long  time, 
mourneD  tlje  afflicteo  father,  tbe  queen 
foining  in  Ijis  lamentations ,  toitlj  man? 
tears? ;  anD.no  one  coulD  comfort  tbcm, 
C.^lfter  a  time  a  Ijope  sprung  up  in  tlje 
king's  breast,  anD  b*  saiD,  C.usr>ear 
frienDS,  comfort,  31  pra?  ?ou,  a  dorroto* 
ing  father,  toljo  bad  lost  bid  Dear  son ; 
anD  cause  inquiries  to  be  maDe  in  eber? 
Direction,  so  tbat  netod  of  Ijtm  ma?,  per* 
cbanee,  be  founD,"  C.span?  toent  forty 
on  all  tbe  roaDS  to  carr?  out  tlje  toill  of 
tljeir  master;  anD  be  toas  more  cbeerful 
in  tl)f  Ijopr  tljat  be  tooulD  again  be  freeD 
from  bis  grief*  C.3fo  make  a  long  stor? 
sljort,  tlje?  roDe  abroad  into  man?  lanDS 
anD  provinces,  but  coulD  learn  nothing 
tbat  serbeD  in  an?  toa?  to  belp  tljrm  in 
tbeir  mission*  after  tlje?  baD  searcbeD 
long  in  bain,  tbr?  returneD  borne  to  tljr 
king,  anD  raclj  one  relateD  to  bint  luljat 
be  b^D  Done*  C.Cd'ben  tlje  king  kneti) 
tbat  no  trace  teas  to  be  founD  of  bis  lost 
son,  be  became  sick  toitb  grief,  anD  la? 
in  bid  beD  in  sucb  Distress  tbat  tl;e?, 
ujljo  lookeD  on  Ijim ,  DiD  not  Deem  it  pos- 
sible tbat  be  tooulD  again  arise,  to  take 
up  bis  life*  C.3£b*  Wttn  saiu  ber  bus^ 
banD  in  tbis  ertremit?,  anD  kneuj  tbat 
sbe  toas  tlje  guilt?  cause  of  it*  Wyt  pas? 
sion  of  anger  tobicb  baD  mobeD  ber  toas 
cbangeD  into  great  sorroto  anD  Distress; 
anD  sbe  saiD  to  berself,  C."  tlTbou  most 
toretcbeD  tooman!  tZTbou  art  tbe  cause 
of  tbis  affliction,  anD  of  tbe  loss  of  tbe 


noblest  anD  truest  son  tbat  man  or 
tooman  eber  baD;  so  sboulDst  tbou  be 
beabil?  punisbeD*  0b>  m?  Dear  (Dliber, 
tbou  beautiful  ?outb  !  3if  31  toere  Draton 
b?  toilD  borses,  or  suffcrcD  tbe  greatest 
torture  man  coulD  inflict,  it  tooulD  be 
no  more  tljan  3i  Deserbe  for  tbe  torongs 
anD  insults  beapeD  on  tbee  b?  me,  toben 
m?  reason  anD  lobe  toere  not  miner  m? 
control;  toben  tbe  benomous  snake  of 
rage  ruleD  anD  obercame  me,  so  tbat  3f| 
coulD  not  see  tbe  trutb  anD  tbe  gooDness 
tbat  toere  in  tbee*  £>ince  tb?  loss  brings 
so  great  miser?,  anD  31  am  tbe  cause 
of  it,  31  ma?  nebermore  be  bapPE;  but, 
tbrougi;  all  time,  must  Drag  out  m?  life 
in  remorse  anD  anguisb*  31  pra?  <$oD, 
tbe  0lmigbt?,  tbat  H;e  toill  guarD  tb?  fair 
?outb,  Dear  ©liber,  from  all  tbe  misfbr^ 
tune  tobicb  31  babe  brougbt  upon  tbee*" 
C.3it  toere  long  to  relate  tbe  laments 
tions  of  princes  anD  nobles,  anD  of  all 
tobo  Dtoelt  in  tbe  kingDom;  therefore 
tbe  tale  toill  leabe  tbem,  anD  tell  tobat 
nert  befell  ©liber* 


Chapter  it). 


is  sbiptoreckeD,  miraculousl?  sabeD, 
anD  fourne?s  to  Canterbury  toitb  a 
frienDl?  knigbt  ;  boto  bid  frienD  Dies, 
anD  ©liber  reDeems  bis  DeaD  boD?  from 
tbe  penalty  of  a  Debt* 


t?e  tale  bad  alreaD?  tolD  boto 
ber  left  bid  country,  anD  embarkeD 


xuxx 


upon  tty  sea,  CJFor  ttoo  months  Jjis 
sljip  tons  Driben  b?  aDbersc  umtos  out 
of  its  course  until  tye  sailors  kneto  not 
toljere  tlje?  toere  on  tlje  tempestuous 
toaters,  tEljen  tljere  tame,  in  ttjenigjjt, 
a  biolent  storm,  umlj  still  increasing 
toinD,  so  ttjnt  it  became  impossible  to 
manage  tlje  sljip,  toljiclj  Drobe  before  t|je 
tempest*  j]ioto  tjje?  coulD  onl?  implore 
of  &OD,  tlje  Corn,  tljat  J?e  tooulD  come 
to  tljeir  aiu,  anD  guiDe  tjje  sljip  to  lanD; 
for  otljeriDise  tljr y  IjaD  nothing  to  erpect 
but  tlje  Ijour  of  Deatlj,  €.3^*1?  toere  in 
Dire  Danger  for  tljree  Da?s,  anD  tljc  uitno 
teas  so  strong  tljat  tljr  sljip  toas  at  last 
Driten  on  a  rock  in  tlje  sea,  anD  split  in 
ttoain,  so  ttjnt  all  on  boarD  perisljeD,  t^ 
cept  onl^  <Dliber  anD  tlje  Unigl)t,  to  tuljom 
lie  l;aD  gitien  l)i£  Ijorse*  CL^ljcs  c  tuio  sato 
tljr  lanD  not  far  Distant,  anD,  tutjcu  tl)c 
6i)ip  broke  up,  IjclD  it  best  to  attempt  to 
stoim  to  tlje  sljore,  tljat  it  migljt  be  possi# 
ble  so  to  preserve  tfteir  litoes  longer  tljan 
if  t^  peris^eD  miserably  toitl)  t^je  De# 
structionof  tt)eirst)ip«  C.^ljerefbreeacl) 
signeD  himself  tuitl)  tljc  symbol  of  tlje 
cross,  commenDeD  ftimself  to  ^5oD,  t^e 
jaimig^t^,  DroppeD  from  tlje  sljip  into 
tl)c  sea,  anD  stoam  totoarD  t\jt  lanD,  in 
tlje  Ijopc  to  sate  Ijimself ;  tot)trt)  liao  not 
been  possible  if  (SoD,  tlje  JlorD,  IjaD  not 
s^ioton  J^is  merc^»  G$ntn  ffytv  liaD 
stoum  for  a  long  time,  anD  botlj  toere 
so  ioear^  t^at  t^  fyvto  no  otljer  erpecta^ 
tion  tljan  to  Droton,  in  tljeir  anriet£  anD 
Distress  tlje^  fbunD  tljemselbes  not  far 
from  eacl)  otljer,  t^tien  calleD  tlje^  on 
<0oD,  t^je  Sllmigljt^,  to  take  pitp  on  tljem, 
out  of  J?is  compassion ;  for,  in  tljeir 
otim  efforts,  toas  no  l)opc  tljat  tlw  migljt 
reac^  tlje  s^jore,  ^5oD,  tlje  0lmig|)ti?,  for^ 
got  tljem  not,  anD  granteD  t|je  prater  so 


trustfully  uttereD,  C.J&e  sent  to  tljem, 
eaclj,  a  to^jite  stag,  toljicl)  tljty  suDDenl^ 
satostoimming  besiDe  tljem,  anD  stjoto; 
ing  so  submissibe  tljat  tfytv  toonDereD 
greatly  io^jat  it  coulD  mean ;  but  eacfc 
Dreto  Ijimself  up  upon  tije  back  of  one 
of  tljcsr  animals,  anD  so  toas  brought 
to  t^e  lanD*  C.Mljen  tljep  reac^eD  ttje 
lanD,  t\)t  stags  as  suDDenli?  toere  gone, 
as  tljcp  IjaD  first  appeareD ;  anD  tije  ttoo 
seemeD  not  muclj  better  tljan  DeaD;  rtjep 
toere  ber^  toeak,  IjaD  stoallotoeD  muclj 
toater,  anD  toere  nearly  frozen,  5111  as 
toere,  tlje^  forgot  not  <0oD,  tlje  3k 
,  but  knelt  to  gibe  J?im  praise  anD 
tljanks,  toitb  tljeir  toljole  Ijearts,  for  tlje 
great  miracle  tljat  J£e  IjaD  performeD  for 
t|jem,  llWityn  tyty  IjaD  enDeD  t^eir 
prater,  tlje^  stooD  up;  anD,  in  great  pain, 
toalkeD  to  a  ijouse,  luljicl)  tl;ev  coulD  see 
before  tljem,  not  far  Distant,  tEljis  toas 
t^je  bouse  of  a  nobleman  of  tlje  country, 
toljo,  toljen  lie  sato  tljeir  sijiptoreckcD 
conDition,  pitieD  tljeir  Distress,  maDe 
tljem  toelcome,  anD  leD  t Ij cm  into  a  clj am* 
ber,  toijere  tie,  Ijimself ,  maDe  for  tljem  a 
gooD  fire,b^  toljic^j  t^iet  DrieDtljemseltes, 
anD  toere  toarmeD  into  more  comfort, 
l;e  also  serbeD  tljem  iuitlj  tlje  best  fooD 
tie  |iaD,  anD  Drp  clotljing,  QWfym  tyty 
toere  sometoljat  restoreD,  Ije  askeD  tljem 
Ijoto  tljf v1  liaD  come  tljere ;  so  tlje?  re# 
lateD  to  Ijim  tljeir  sljiptoreck,  tlje  great 
Distress  in  toljiclj  tlje?  IjaD  been,  anD  tlje 
miracle  toljiclj  ($OD,  tlje  aimigljt?,  out 
of  C;is  botuiDless  mere?,  IjaD  performeD 
for  ttiem,  protecting  t^ieir  litjes  in  t^e 
miDst  of  tljose  ljungr?  toabes,  €LQfyt 
nobleman  toas  nlleD  iuitlj  toonDer,  but 
belietieD  tljem,  knotoing  tljat  to  45oD,  tlje 
llorD,  notljing  is  impossible,  C.t£t)is 
miracle  sljoujs  us  tljat  it  is  to  ell  to  keep 


in  remembrance  tijat  tfase  toljo  finD 
tljcmseltoes  in  trouble  tfaouglj  misfoiv 
tune0,— too  often  cau0eD  b?  0in0  in 
tot)ie&  tfce?  per0i0t, — if  tlje?  turn  to  tfa 
grace  of  <SoD,  anD  appeal  to  S?i0  mere?, 
neeo  not  De0pair ;  tuljosoctoer  in  t;i0  0ore 
neeD  crie0  out  to  6oD  in  faitl;,  to  Ijim 
toill  <3oD  manifest  Oimsclf,  anti  relieve 
tljat  suppliant  from  $0  Danger*  Wt; 
ne00  tljese  ttoo  U)I)o  lucre  0abeD  out 
of  tlje  0ea  tofan  tljcy  0eemeD  to  be  in 
tfa  0ame  peril  as  tfair  companions  tuljo 
pcrisljeD  miserably.  <SoD  granteD  tljem 
mere?  in  an0toer  to  tfair  pra?er0»(C.<Dli^ 
ber  asheD  Ijis  Ijospttable  entertainer  tlje 
name  of  tljt  lanD  in  uitjicfj  ttjcy  toere 
fallen ;  ant)  toa0  tolD  tljat  it  inas  Cng; 
lanD*  C.^t  tljts  tlje  tmigt)t,  toljo  toa0 
luitl)  <DUt)ert  0i)otoeo  mud)  fo\\  01^ 
tljougl)  IK  toa0  noto  become  ter?  ill,  Ijc 
a0keO  tl)cnoblr  man,  loljo  uias  tl)nrl)ost, 
if  l)f  Imeto  of  a  fcntgljt  rail  CD  lolm  Cal? 
bot  of  Canterbury ;  anD  Ijr  an0toere&, 
tljat  t)f  Ijati  ijf  aro  report  of  tjim,  but  tjau 
neber  0een  Ijim,  tljotigt)  l)r  aboDe  in  tl)c 
cit?  of  Canterbury  io^ic^  ioa0  in  t^at 
province*  onl?  ttoent?  mile0  Distant 
from  Ijis  tjotisr .  €LtD!jentl)e  sir U  hnigljt 
crieu,  **  prai0eD  be  <Soot  tljat  J^e  ba0 
led  us  Ijitljcr,  31  am  tljr  3ot;n  Calbot 
of  to^om  3  spaUr,  ant)  m?  Ijousr  i0  in 
t\)t  city  of  Canterbury?,  a0  ?ou  ^aDe 
0ait)4  31  feel  an  intoaro  con0ciou0ne00 
tljat,  unle00  ^OD  come0  to  mv  aiD,  3f| 
sljall  onl?  e0cape  from  ttjc  0ickne00, 
nouj  upon  me,  tljrougl)  m v  Dr atl) ,  totjtr b , 
3(1  Doubt  not,  i0  near  at  IjanD.  3  beg 
?ou,  tljeretbre,  gooD  frienD0,  to  ^elp  me 
fiuD  a  conbevance,  in  tol)id;  3f|  ma?  be 
taken  to  m?  ^ou0e  in  Canterbury,  tftat 
31  ma?  0et  m?  toorlDl?  matter0  in  orDer, 
anD  turn  m?  tljougtjts  to  ^OD,  tlje  ^ 


migljt?,  a0  a  gooD  Christian  stjoulD  Do ; 
anD  if,  ttiroug^  ^5oD'0  mere?,  31  come  to 
m?  fame,  ?ou  0ljall  be  iuell  retoarDeD/' 
C^l^er,  perceiving  tt)at  tt)c  Unigljt  toa0 
in  truty  ter?  ill,  tu^icb  gate  Ijim  great 
0orroto,  0aiD,  **sp?  gracious  anD  torn? 
gooD  frienD,  31  griebe  t^at  ?ou  are  00  ill* 
|£ou  Ijator  kept  uml)  me  true  comraDe^ 
st)ip,  anD  on  no  account  mill  3]  forsake 
?ou  until  31 0ee  toliat  i0  t^e  outcome  of 
?our  ailment*  31  gft?  tljanU0  to  45oD 
tljat  31  am  noto  00  far  recobereD,  tftat 
31  can  again  trabel*  31  am  reaD?  to  riDe 
U)itt)  ?ou  to  ttjr  cit?  to  luljirl)  ?ou  luisl) 
to  be  carrieD*"  C^e  knight  tljankeD 
l;im,  anD  saiD  tljat  l)is;  one  toislj  Ina0 
to  tratorl  to  !)is  fame,  anD  fa  pra?eD 
^oD  that  fa  mtgfa  come  tljrrc  ali!)e*CIj3 
conbe?ance  ixja0  maDe  reaD?,  anD  tfa 
tioo  knigfa0  took  leabe  of  tfair  kinD 
fa0t,  tofa  IjaD  giben  tljrm  0faltert  fboD, 
anD  comforts,  for  iiiljict)  tljcp  tljankeD 
fam,  anD  tooulD  Ijatoc  paiD  Ijim,  but  fa 
tooulD  receibe  nothing*  C.tET^e?  toent 
on  tfair  toa?,  anD  <Dliber  roDe  b?  tfa 
knigfa'0  0iDe,  until  tfce?  came  to  tfa 
cit?  of  Canterbury  tofare  tfa  0ick  man 
toa0  brougfa  into  fa0  fau0e,  at  iuljiclj, 
tfaug^  sicU  unto  Dcatlj,  fa  mas  crcccD? 
ingl?  glaD*  C^ltber  toa0  sorroinful  for 
tfa  gooD  knigfa,  ober  tofam  muclj  la^ 
mentation  toas  maDe  b?  l)is  relatibe0, 
altfauglj,  after  Iji0  Deat^,  t^e?  0fatoeD 
little  lobe  for  fam,  a0  tfa  tale  sljall  tell* 
CJioto  ttjis  fe>ir  31ol)n  Calbot  IjaD  been, 
for  0eben  ?ear0,  in  Debt  to  a  merchant 
of  Canterbury,  tofa  put  Ijim  unDer  ban 
until  tfa  Debt  mas  paiD*  H;r  IjaD  not 
tfa  means  to  pa?  tfa  merchant  until 
fa  solD  Iji0  property,  mljiclj  fa  noU)  otf 
fereD  to  Do ;  but  soon  after  fa  came  into 
tfa  cit?,  fa  DieD  uuitlj  tfa  Debt  unpaiD, 


C  (E1)C  boDy  of  ^ir  31ol)it  (Ealbot  coulD 
babe  been  buricD  in  Ijoly  grounu  if  tlje 
merchant  rjaD  beliebeD  tljat  Ijis  kin 
toouto  babe  satisfi'cD  tljc  Debt ;  but  tljts; 
rje  Doubt cD ;  for  toljm  rje  DrmanDcD  pay? 
mrnt  b*  coulD  not  obtain  it,  nor  ans 
satisfactory  promise,  00  t)c  tooulD  not 
release  tbe  DeaD  man  from  ttje  ban*  W$t 
boDy  of  a  noble  Christian  knigljt  toas 
therefore  DenieD  a  sacreD  resting-place, 
anD  mustneeus  be  laiD  in  uneonsecrateD 
grounD  ttjrougb  trje  bareness  of  I) cart  of 
l)is  relatives,  ml)o  IjclD  l;is  lanDS  anD 
goto  as  more  Desirable  tljan  to  come  to 
tl)c  Ijclp  of  t)is  poor  soul,  C^erceibing 
tlic  grccDof  bis  DcaD  frtcnD's  kin, 


urns  mud)  DtsgusteD  inminO,anD  spoke 
to  b  o  1 1)  parties,  saving  t^at  it  toouto  sljoto 
a  birtuous  ant)  seemly  spirit  on  ttjr  part 
of  tije  relatives  of  tlic  DcaD  knigfjt,  ant) 
also  on  ttie  part  of  tfce  cretiitor,  if  tye^ 
toouto  make  some  frienul^  settlement 
ofttjemattertDit^eacbot^er;  fbritiuoulD 
be  an  untoortfci?  act  of  botl)  if  tfcis  goot) 
kntgl)t,U)l)o  ^at)  altoa^sborneabirtuous 
ant)  Honorable  character,  toere  DenteD 
Christian  burial  c.But  be  spake  toitf}; 
otitatail,fortt)e  Ijeirs  feareD  tljcrc  ujoulD 
not  be  sufficient  property  for  t^em  after 
UK  Debt  toas  paiD,  anD  tooulD  therefore 


gibe  little  fceeD  to  Oliver's;  solicitations* 
mfytn  t^e  merchant,  to  to^om  tfce  Debt 
UDasDttr^tnDcrstooDtljatttjcv1  UoottlD  not 
pa^  tofcat  tbeic  father  oioeD,  be  toas  an^ 
gry?,  anD  saiD  trjat  be  toouto  be  paiD  tljc 
lutjolc  Debt  before  Ijc  toouto  release  tlje 
boDp  from  tljc  ban.  (Dliber,  finDing  tbat 
tbere  uias  no  l)dp  anD  trjat  tt)c  ban  must 
remain,  askeD  tbe  mercbant  tlje  amount 
of  tbe  Debt,  pairing  learneD  tbat  it  toas 
a  tbousanD  crotons,  tbougb  little  it* 
maineD  of  tbe  monei?  \)t  baD  taken  toitb 
bint,  be  paiD  tbe  merchant  initl)  fclncls 
l)t  yet  baD,  in  orDer  tbat  tbe  gooD  knigbt 
sboulD  be  allotoeD  to  rest,  anD  tbat  bis 
soul  sljouto  not  be  imperilleD*  ^e 
t^ougbt  tbat  be  couto  perform  no  better 
toork;  anD  so  tbe  burial  toas  celebrateD 
in  an  Ijonorable  manner,  as  toas  Due  to 
a  gooD  anD  noble  knigbt*  jror  tljis  «DU# 
ber  toas  greatly  praiseD  by  all  tbe  com? 
munits ;  anD  tbe  relatibes  of  tbe  DeaD 
knigbt  toere  mucb  blameD,  as  toas  fust* 

Chapter  \).  ?|oto  (©Ittoer 

learns  of  a  granD  tournament  to  be  beto 
in  ilonDon ;  is  assaileD  by  robbers  in 
tbe  forest ;  anD  meets  a  f ricnDly  knigbt, 
tobo  promises  to  equip  Ijim  for  ttjc  tour? 
nament* 


ffile  fitter  tarrieD,  for  a  time, 
in  the  city  of  Canterbury  ,U)ith 
bery  little  remaining  after  Ijr  IjaD  paiD 
the  knight's  Debt,  lie  learneD  that  the 
king  of  CnglanD,  umlj  tljr  aDtoice  of  Ins 
prince^  anD  subjects  throughout  tlje 
realm,  l;aa  announce!)  a  grant)  tourna* 
ment  to  be  IjelD  for  three  Days,  to  tohich 
all  noblemen,  luljo  haD  pleasure  anD  skill 
in  such  sports',  toere  intoitcD,  Cljr  lists 
toere  free  to  all  noble  knights ;  but  only 
to  one  toho  toas  untoeD  coulD  the  chief 
pri?e  of  the  tourney  be  gitoen,  for  the 
hanD  of  the  feing's1  Daughter  toast  to  be 
the  retoarD  of  the  bictorious  fenigljt, 
if  he  uiere  of  unblcmishcD  character* 
CLnriK  Daughter  of  the  king  toas'  fameD 
to  be  the  most  beautiful  princess  in  tlje 
toorlD ;  anD  the  king  tooulD  not  consent 
to  gibe  Ijrr  to  a  foreign  king ;  for  Ije  De^ 
sireD  to  keep  Ijer  near  Ijim  in  !)is  oton 
lanD,  *8  sl)c  toad  00  Dear  to  Ijim,  tljat  \)t 
coulD  not  be  tiapp^  if  a  Da^  passeD  in 
toljiclj  be  DiD  not  see  Ijer*  C.^e  tljottgljt, 
also,  tljat  it  tooulD  be  an  aDbantage  anD 
Ijonor  to  tt)e  country,  tljat  Ije  sljoulD 
gite  Ijer  to  a  manlv  anD  toortbv  knight, 
etien  tljouglj  lie  toere  poor  in  lanDg 
anD  golD  ratljer  tljan  to  a  rtrl)  prince, 
toljo  migljt  be  scantili?  enDotoeD  ixittlj 
knigl) tip  Virtues.  0s  for  roval  blooD  anD 
ricljes,  Ijis  Daughter  IjaD  enough  for  both; 
for  she  toas  the  princess  of  cSnglanD, 
anD  heiress  to  its  throne*  C.^>herefore 
haD  he  proclaimeD  this  tournament,  in 
orDer  to  secure,  as  his  Daughter's  Iju0# 
banD,  a  brabe  anD  potoerful  knight,  in 
tohose  hanDs  the  kingDom  tooulD  be 
safe  from  invasion,  anD  its  people  sheU 
tereD  from  any  toho  tooulD  torong  or 
oppress  them.CJrour  hunDreD  knights 
toere  to  holD  the  list  against  all  comers ; 


anD  elefaen  months  haD  passeD  since  the 
tournament  haD  been  proclaimeD,  0n? 
nouncement  of  it  haD  been  maDe  to  all 
the  realms  anD  principalities  of  Chris* 
tcnDom,  C.)i5ut  <0liber  IjrarD  naught 
of  it  until  he  came  to  the  citi?  of  Can* 
terbur^;  anD  noto  onl^  fifteen  Da^s 
toere  to  come  before  the  lists  tooulD  be 
openeD,  J?e  toas  greatly  troubleD,  for 
he  feareD  that  he  coulD  not  prepare  him* 
self  in  so  short  a  time ;  anD,  moreover, 
for  such  a  tournament,  he  no  longer 
haD  sufficient  money  to  equip  himself 
in  such  manner  as  seemeD  fitting* 
£>till  he  set  himself  to  Do  his  best  as 
quickly  anD  as  creDitably  as  he  might, 
JFrom  the  hour  in  tohich  h*  first  hearD 
of  her,  his  thoughts  turneD  constantly 
to  the  (English  princess ;  anD  he  saiD  to 
himself,  C."  &h  fcoto  happ^  tooulD  3] 
be,  toere  J  noto,  though  Driben  into  er* 
tie  by  misfortune,  to  be  so  blest  that  a 
queen  tooulD  be  giben  to  me  in  marriage 
— a  queen  tohom  all  men  praise  for  her 
birtues  anD  tyt  beauty,"  C^e  haD, 
therefore,  a  great  Desire  to  put  himself 
in  the  company  of  other  princes  anD  no* 
bles ;  so,  as  the  time  toas  near  at  hanD, 
he  settlcD  toith  his  lanDlorD,  paiD  him 
honorably,  anD  roDe  out  of  the  city  of 
Canterbury  on  the  roaD  to  iLonDon, 
tohere  the  tournament,  toith  its  great 
festival,  toas  to  be  helD — a  festival  to  be 
celebrateD  toith  more  magnificence  than 
haD  been  seen  for  many  years,  Cj£>o 
many  princes  anD  nobles  haD  alreaDy 
come  that  the  hostelries  anD  loDgings 
in  anD  about  ilonDon  toere  filleD  or  be* 
spoken :  so  <®liber  haD  been  tolD ;  but, 
as  he  roDe  on  his  toay,  his  thoughts 
toere  not  so  much  on  the  Difficulties  in 
the  toay  of  his  emprise  as  upon  the 


princess  Uuijo  tons  to  be  tljc  pmc  of  tljr 
content;  anD  ty  longeD  for  the  hour 
toben  tie  sboulD  see  her ;  anD,  if  it  might 
bet  Do  great  DeeDs  to  torn  bcr,  C£>o 
rifting  fortuity  onttiarD,  in  a  pleasant 
Dream  of  achieving  great  Conors  in  tljc 
lists  beneatlj  tlje  eyes  of  fair  laDies,  anu 
of  one  fairer  than  all,  tie  entered  a  toooD 
apart  from  the  roaD  that  be  sboulD  babe 
taken*  OTir  n  be  baft  riDDen  a  sbort  Dis* 
tance  into  tbe  toooD  ty  met  a  partp  of 
fifteen  ruffians,  tobo  toore  armor  anD 
baD  gooD  weapons,  anD  tobo  erieD  out, 
on  bint!  SDeatb  to  bint!" 
be  first  sato  tbem  tljrv  toere 
so  close  upon  bint,  anD  attacUeD  bint 
so  sbarpty,  tbat  be  baa  no  choice  but  to 
figbt  in  bis  oton  Defence*  tye  Dreto  bis 
stoorD,  anD  struck  tbe  nearest  foe  toitb 
sucb  force  tbat  bis  IjfaD  toas  cloijen 
to  tbe  teetb,  anD  Ijr  fell  DeaD  upon  tbe 
eartb*  &\)tn  be  struck  about  Ijtni  man? 
fully  on  all  siDes  boitb  sucb  bigor  anD 
effect  tbat  be  betoeD  off  bere  a  beaD,  tbere 
an  arm,  until  tbe  bolDest  of  tbem  sbrank 
back  from  bim,  nor  DareD  to  encounter 
bis  strokes*  l>e  baD  so  DisposeD 
self  tbat  tbep  coulD  onl^  attack 
from  tbe  front  anD  one  at  a  time,  so  be 
toas  tbe  better  able  to  DefenD  bimself, 
C.(Ebrougb  tbe  belp  of  ^oD,  on  tubom 
be  calleD  constantly,  be  so  ererteD  b^ 
strengtb,  anD  struck  sucb  migbt^  biotas, 
tbat  in  tbe  enD  eleten  of  tbe  robbers  la^ 
DeaD  before  bim  in  tbe  forest,  anD  tbe 
otbers  fleD  in  fear*  CLMben  be  founD 
bimself  alone  of  tbe  libing,  tbere  toas 
a  great  anD  grim  company  of  tbe  DeaD 
arounD  bint*  fyt  DismounteD,  anD 
tbankeD  aoD  tobo  baD  presertieD  bint 
from  bis  enemies ;  tljcn  be  fasteneD  bis 
Ijorse  to  a  brand;  of  a  tree,  anD  set  bint; 


self  to  binD  up  bis  toounDS,  anD  none  of 
tbem  toere  Deep ;  anD  for  tbis  mercp  b^ 
gate  great  tbanks  to  <$OD*  C^itjile  be 
toas  tbus  caring  for  bis  burts,  anD  gifc 
ing  no  tbougbt  to  bis  steeD,  tobicb  toas 
not  strictly  tieD,  it  sbook  itself  loose,  anD 
ran  carrying  toitb  it  tbe  scrip  tobicb  belD 
bis  scanty  golD*  Before  be  kneto  tobat 
baD  cbanceD,  it  toas  alreaD^  afar*  C,H5ut 
one  tbing  toas  tbere  to  Do :  to  run  after 
as  fast  as  eber  be  coulD*  ty  toas,  boto^ 
eber,  unable  to  overtake  it  before  it  came 
to  a  thicket  in  tobicb  one  of  tbe  robbers 
tbat  baD  ffeD  toas  tying*  Mben  tbis 
man  sato  tbe  borse,  anD  kneto  tbat  it 
toas  <Dlilier  tobo  pursueD,  be  sprang 
out,  anD  seizing  tbe  borse,  mounteD  it 
anD  roDe  atoau*  C^oto  toas  fitter 
alone  on  foot  in  tbe  forest ;  bis  borse 
lost,  anD  all  tbat  be  possesseD  gone  toitb 
bim*  H;e  toas  in  a  strange  lanD  tobere 
be  toas  all  unknoton,  toitbout  a  frienD 
to  tobom  be  coulD  turn  for  aiD*  C,^ne 
mas  toell  unDerstanD  tbat  be  toas 
stunneD  b^  tbis  miscbance*  ty  coulD 
onty  cr^  out  to  ^5oD  in  tbis  ejtreme 
misfortune,  C.**<^  J^eatienty  jfatber,  31 
prai?  Wt)tt  notto  forsake  me  in  tbis  bour 
of  calamity ;  for  in  tEbee  is  m^  onty 
bope  anD  comfort*  31  see  tbat  fortune  is 
entirety  against  me,  anD  if  ttfbou  in 
Wyv  meres  contest  not  to  mi?  aiD,  m^ 
life  is  enDeD ;  anD  31  cannot  accomplish 
tbe  great  things  tobich  babe  been  filling 
nts  minD*  tEo  Ww  care  31  commenD 
my  all,  anD  beg  Cbee  to  Do  tberetoitb  ac^ 
corDing  to  tEbi?  hoty  toill  anD  pleasure* 
Nothing  can  be  toorse  for  me  than  tohat 
has  noto  befallen ;  but  31  trust  that  this 
misfortune  toill  be  for  the  toelfare  of 
ms  soul*"  €L&*  <^liber  thus  lamenteD 
alouD  his  forlorn  conDition,  a  man 


appearcD  br slur  Ijim,  laiD  IjolD  of 
Ijis  garment,  ant)  saiD  to  Ijim,  "  &ing 
€>littrr  of  Castile,  be  not  cast  Doton, 
nor  toonDcr  tljat  31  name  tljee  anD 
tljy  mighty  feingDom*"  Caliber  turneD 
toljcn  tie  IjearD  Ijimsrlf  tljus  aDDresscD, 
Uneto  not  toljat  to  tljinh,  toljrtljrr  it 
a  Dream  or  toitcljcraft*  i>e  maDe 
tljr  sign  of  tlje  cross,  anD  crieD  out, 
C"3KftfJO  art  tfcou?  31  confure  tfcee,  in 
tjje  name  of  dtoD,  to  Do  me  no  injury 
anD  to  tell  me  toljo  Ijas  maDe  tljrr  u< 
quainteD  toitf)  my  name*"  QQfyt  man* 
U)ljo  IjaD  a  IjanDsome  countenance,  anD 
toas  in  appearance  an  honorable  person, 
anstoereD,  C."  flitter,  my  gooD  frienD, 
fear  me  not;  for  3!  am  a  gooD  <£ljrisv 
tian,  anD  beliebe  as  firmly  in  31esus 
Cljrist  as  tljoti  Dost.  ESUonDcr  not  tljat 
31  fenoU)  tl)v  name*  Cljott  sljottlost  be 
atoare  ttjat  all  tljr  firlos  anD  tiie  toooDS 
^ate  liearD,  anD  bnoto  t^ee;  for  tljp  mis* 
chance  ijas  robbeD  tljrr  of  tlji?  senses. 
£;aDst  tljou  remembereD  t\w  toorDS  tljou 
must  IjnDr  recogni^eD  tljat  tliv  rom^ 
plaints  fjabr  been  so  louolv  uttereD 
tfjat  all  tol)o  toere  near  tljrr  must  Ijatoe 
tiearD*  ^us  tljou  Ijast  giben  me  to  un# 
DerstanD  tljat  tljou  Desirest  to  take  part 
in  tfjr  tournament  to  be  l;elD  in  JLom 
Don  in  sir  Days*  0s  tljou  Ijast  lost  tljy 
tiorse  anD  t^y  money,  bnoto  t^at  31  am 
in  Debt  to  tljee  tfjrouglj  a  certain  srr# 
bice  fiob^  a  nm  rrienD  of  rt)ine,  anD 
tt)?  tor U;iD ts1)f  r,  l)as  Done  for  me*  ^>o  3| 
luill  Ijelp  tljee  in  tin?  commenDable  in 
tent ;  anD  31  pray  <SoD  tfcat  tyt  toill  grant 
tljee  grace  to  accomplish  tfty  toislj*  0s 
it  is  not  possible  to  tljee  ot^ertoise,  31 
toill  furnisfc  t^ee  toit^  armoranD  Corses ; 
anD  toill  sertoe  t|iee  in  sucl)  manner  as 
must  satisfy  tfcee*  But  in  orDer  tfcat 


my  settice  to  t|iee  may  tafee  t^is  form, 
t^ou  must  promise  tfcat,  of  all  tfcou  toin# 
nest  in  tljis  tournament,  tfcou  toilt  gibe 
one  Ijaif  to  me,  anD  tljat  tljis  boto,  toljen 
t^ou  bast  maDe  it,  sljall  be  taitljfully  feept 
by  tljee*"  Caliber  UsteneD  to  tfce  fair 
promises  of  tljis  man,  inljo  bore  tljr  ap# 
pearance  of  a  noble  anD  toealt|iy  bnig^t, 
anD  toore  tijr  garments  befitting  suclj  a 
station*  Bearing  also  toljat  toas  requireD 
of  ^im  in  return,  in  Ijis  fifore  neeD,  anD 
betoilDerment  of  minD,  Ijr  maDe  an; 
stoer  tjastily,  anD  scarcely  tljinUing  Ijoto 
mucb  migljt  groto  out  of  ty*  toorDs: 
frienD,  t^e  ^our  is  noto  at  lianD 
fortune  may  fatoor  me  if  tljou 
toilt  aiD  me  as  tljy  toorDs  bespeak;  anD 
31  on  my  part  boto  anD  stoear  by  <SOD 
in  tobom  31  beliebe,  anD  by  tbe  blesseD^ 
ness  tljat  31  Ijope  to  enfoy  in  ^eaben, 
anD  by  all  tljr  fyeabenly  tjost,  tljat  of 
uiljatr bcr  of  richness  anD  possessions 
come  to  me  t^rougb  tljis  tournament 
tljou  sljalt  be  ttjr  true  inheritor  of  a 
Ijalf  portion,  or  eben  of  a  larger  part  if 
tljou  cljoosest  to  DemanD  it*"  c.Co  tljese 
toorDs  tljr  hnigljt  replieD  tljat  Ijr  toas 
content  toitb  t^e  promise,  anD  beggeD 
tljat  <Dltocr  tooulD  not  forget  it  uiljrn  tljr 
time  sljoulD  come,  at  loljiclj  be  migljt  re^ 
minD  bim  of  toljat  be  noto  engageD*  tyt 
aDDeD  tljat  Ijr  tooulD  not  speak  of  tljis 
again  until  tljr  time  came  toijen  be  sato 
fit  to  claim  Ijis  portion*  C.u^By  Dear 
frienD  <^liber,"  t^is  mysterious  person 
continueD,  ube  not  surpriseD  at  tofcat# 
eber  may  bappnr  to  tfcee  from  tljis  time 
on*  jfor  tljr  present,  go  fortoarD  on  tljis 
roati  to  tljr  left  IjanD,  toljrrr  tljott  toilt 
finD  a  Ijrrm  it's  loDge,  tljat  lies,  mayljap, 
a  mile  anD  a  Ijalf  from  Ijrrr,  Cljrrr  take 
refuge,  anD  atoait  me;  for  31  go  not  toitlj 


tljee  noto ;  but  toill  scrU  tbee  ttjcrr,  anD 
sertoe  tyee  toben  tfce  proper  time  sball 
come*"  Cj3nD  $o  ttyu  took  leatie  of  eaetj 
otljrr,  anD  flitter,  first  begging  ijts  neto 
frir no  not  to  forget  Ijim,  limit  ^ts  toap. 
personage  roDe  atoai?  00  quickly 
,  in  t\)t  Dusk  of  tbe  evening  tobM) 
toas  noto  come,  fitter  kneto  not  totjitber 
be  toent ;  but  Ijr  forgot  not  ttie  roaD  tlmt 
baD  been  pointeD  out  to  l)im,  toalking 
fortoarD  upon  it  ad  fast  as  tje  eoulD  in 
t\)c  grotoing  Darkness ;  but  ttjc  ntgtjt 
baD  fallen  ere  b*  reae&eD  tbe  permit's; 
loDge*  CtEbere  fbunD  Ije  ttye  Door  closfeD 
ant)  fast;  00  l;e  fenocUeD  upon  it  long  anD 
louo,  until  tlje  permit,  totjo  toad  about 
Ijts  evening  Demotions,  being  alarmro, 
Dreto  near,  anD  toonDereft  toljat  manner 
of  man  tins  migi)t  bet  toljo  importuned 
bim  for  entrance  at  00  late  an  ijour ;  for 
0uci)  a  tl)tng  IjaD  neber  cbanceD  before^ 
anD  Ijc  toad  in  ttoo  mtnDS  toljetljer  to 
open  or  not*  C.^tDebert  after  Ije  IjaD 
toaiteD  a  gooD  U)l;tlr,  anD  tljc  knocking 
still  eontinueD,  Iji^  courage  came  to  fcim, 
anD  Ijr  unDiD  tlje  Door;  iuljereupon  ®lii 
tier  greeteD  t)im  toitb  courteous  toorDS ; 
to  lul)tcl)  tl;e  Ijolp  man  maDe  like  repl^, 
anD  asUcD  l)im  Ijotu  Ije  came  in  tftis 
lonely  place  at  suc^  an  bour*  C.**2Dear 
jfatljer,"  saiD  (Dliber,  U31  beg  tjiat  ^ou 
toill  permit  me  to  be  pour  guest  anD 
servant  for  tfcis  nig^t ;  for  31  knoto  of 
no  otljer  place  toljere  if]  can  finD  refuge*" 
C, Cl] c p iott s  I) r rm it  maDe  1) im  in rlccrn e , 
anD  saio  tbat  tl)ts  refuge  anD  all  tftat  it 
containeD  iuere  at  bis  serbice. 
ber  entereDt  anD  tl)c  permit  sbarrD 
l)im  bid  evening  meal,  tnl)trl)  consisted 
of  breaD  anD  toater*  C.**IFrienD,"  said 
tbe  b^rmit,  "^ou  are  not  accustomeD 
to  libe  on  sucij  fare ;  but  take  it  not  ill 


tbat  'tis  simple;  for  baD  31  something 
better  31  tooulD  glaDl^  gibe  it  you*" 
€L{Eb*2  conberseD  for  some  time,  but 
at  lengt^  fell  asleep*  <$liber  slept  not 
late  into  tijr  morning ;  for  tijr  beD  toas 
not  sucb  as  ^e  toas  toont  to  sleep  in ; 
tlje  featbers  on  toljiclj  \)t  lap  must, 
be  tbougbt,  I)at3e  been  pluckeD  from  a 
bcrp  rougt)  kinD  of  goose*  Wfymfott  at 
Daybreak  Ije  arose,  anD  assisteD  tlje  l)cr^ 
mit  to  perform  mass,  to  tolu'cb  bf  li^ 
teneD  inttl)  earnest  Demotion,  anD  com^ 
menDeD  bimself  to  &oD  anD  fi?ts  Dear 
^potber*  QWfytn  tlje  mass  fcoas  ober, 
fce  maDe  confession  to  t^e  permit;  anD, 
in  bis  confession,  relateD  tbat  a  strange 
knigljt  IjaD  come  to  ijim  in  tlje  toooD, 
anD  baD  aDDresseD  ijim  b^  Ijis  name* 
€[&})(  gooD  bcrmit  questioneD  Ijim; 
anD,  after  bearing  tiis  replies,  saiD  to 
bim :  C"^P^  Dear  brother  anD  gooD 
frienD,  pou  sap  tbat  bis  toorDs  toere 
spoken  to  sou  in  tlje  name  of  «5oD*  3|f 
Ijts  intentions  baD  been  otbertoisc  tljan 
gooD,  be  IjaD  not  sent  pou  to  tftis  place, 
toljicb  is  a  fcolE  refuge,  in  tobieb  31  ^olD 
myself  untuortb^  to  be  tbe  Dtoeller* 
Qfyt refore  it  seems  to  me  tliat  ^ou  ioill 
not  Do  amiss  if  pou  folloto  ijis  instruct 
tions;  for  be  is  Doubtless  a  knigbt  of 
tbis  realm,  toljo  cbanceD  upon  pott  in  tlje 
toooD,  anD  became  acquainteD  toitb  pour 
affairs,  as  ty  saiD,  toi;en  pou  spoke  of 
tbem  to  yourself,  uttering  ^our  tboug^ts 
alouD*  ttbf  best  aDbtce  tbat  31  can  gibe 
is  to  commenD  yourself  to  t^e  care  of 
<@oD,  anD  ask  finm  to  protect  pou  from 
all  ebil  anD  eberv  snare  of  tlje  toickeD 
enemi?  of  man*"  C.<^lii)er  tarrieD  in  tbe 
toooD  toitb  tbe  tiermit  for  four  Dars, 
anD  noto  onlp  ttoo  more  tooulD  bring 
tbe  Da^  of  tfce  tournament*  W$t  cbapel 


anti  Ijermit's  loDge  toere  but  a  little  toay 
from  tlje  city  of  HonDon,  anD  if  Wittier 
toalKeD  to  tlje  eDge  of  tlje  toooD  Ije  coulD 
clearly  see  tlje  city,  ana  eben  tbe  tilting 
fielD,  for  tbe  barriers  rtjat  encloseD  tbe 
latter  tocre  already  erecteD,  ana  it  toas 
nearer  tfjan  tfce  city*  C.^*ato  t^jat  tbe 
noble*  met  tbere  to  practise,  tljat  tfceir 
Ijorses  migljt  become  erpert,  anD  tljat 
tljey  migljt  probe  tbe  strengtlj  of  tbeir 
Jjarness*  CJln  seeing  ttjis  Ije  founD,  in 
trurtj,  no  great  pleasure  or  satisfaction  ; 
for  Ije  toas  in  mudj  anxiety  lest  dje 
knigljt  stjoulD  forget  Ijim,  or  sjjoulD  ^abe 
intenor u  to  Deceive  l)im ;  ano ,  as  tl;e  time 
grett)  sljorter,  t)c  toas  more  and  more 
troubleu ,  ano  at  times  l;e  toas  sorry  tljat 
^e  IjaD  beliebeD  in  an  unfenoton  helper, 
ano  giben  l)int  tjis  promise  to  toait;  anO 
lie  fretteD  tljat,  insteao  of  remaining  ioit| 
tl)r  ijermit  in  tljr  toootj,  l)c  Ijao  not  gone 
into  t^e  city,  tljere  to  fino  among  tfce 
many  nobles,  of  usljose  rieljrs  ano  Ijon? 
orable  character  Ije  Ijao  ^earo  murtj  gooD 
report  in  Canterbury,  some  one  uiljo 
migljt  Ijatoe  gioen  Ijim  tl)r  Ijelp  lxil)irl) 
Ijc  neeoeu.  C.15ut  Ije  oareo  not  oo  t^is 
noiu,  fearing  t^at  t|ie  ftnigljt  migJjt  come 
at  any  Ijour  to  tljr  place  ujljere  ty  tjaD 
appointee  to  meet  Ijim;  ano  lie  thought 
tljere  tooulo  be  mud)  cause  of  complaint 
against  tn'm,  if  tt)is  unUnoum  Ijelper 
came  ano  oiD  not  fino  Ijim ;  ano  tl)e  loss 
tooulD  be  l)is  olDiu  C.^o  passeo  tlje  Days 
before  tljat  on  tijljidj  tlje  tournament 
toas  to  be  Ijr ID  ;  anD  at  last  tlje  Day  came 
toljen  all  U3l)o  mere  to  take  part  in  it 
sl;oulD  present  tljemselues  at  tlje  lists. 
C.j1^o  one  can  toonDer  tl)at  (DUber  toas 
in  great  Dolor, anD  tljat  1) is  Ijeart  sftoelleo 
toitl)  grief  anD  Disappointment  as  lie 
stooD  before  tlje  little  Ijouse  in  tlje  toooD* 


3flf  ^e^iearD  eben  a  single  leaf  fall  from  a 
brand)*  be  starteD ;  for  be  tljouglj  1 1  lj  a  t  bis 
knight  toas  at  last  coming*  Oe  toaiteD 
until  be  lost  tlje  last  of  tits  t;ope ;  tljen 
cast  be  bimself  upon  tbe  grounD  in  ut* 
ter  Despair*  0t  tljis  moment  be  IjearD  tl)e 
tramp  of  a  troop  of  Norsemen  riDtng 
tljrougl;  tbe  toooD*  Oe  gabe  tl)e  sounD 
no  t)eeD,  for  be  supposeD  tljat  it  toas  a 
company  of  noblemen  proceeDing  to  tbe 
tournament;  anD  bis  oton  rjope  toas 
DeaD*  But  tbe  sounD  of  tbe  Ijorses  noto 
tolD  Ijim  tljat  tlje  troop  toas  coming 
to  t^e  loDge,  tobereupon  be  sprang  to 
bis  feet,  anD  turneD  totoarD  tljem ;  tljen 
l;e  sato  fifteen  noblemen  come  riDing 
stoiftly  totoarD  bint*  (Eljey  toere  all 
clotljeD  in  black  silk,  anD  black  toere  tbe 
Corses  tbey  roDe,  toitlj  black  housings; 
anD  tljeir  armor  toas  of  tlje  same  color, 
tbe  stoorD  of  endj  sljeatljeD  in  black  bet- 
bet*  tD^ben  came  ten  knigbts,  to^o  toere 
clotljeD  in  long  black  belbet  coats  lineD 
toitlj  martin;  tljese  leD  a  beautiful  black 
stallion,  cobereD  toitlj  rlotlj  of  golD,  bis 
briDle  anD  trappings  also  trimmeD  toitlj 
golD*  0fter  tbese  came  fifteen  mounteD 
squires,  all  ttjeir  borses  black  uutlj  black 
trappings;  anD  finally  about  sirtyserb^ 
ing  men  also  DresseD  in  gooD  black  do tl). 

Chapter  \)t.  floto  lifter 

came  to  tbe  lists*  <$f  tbe  beauty  of  tbe 
princess  of  CBnglanD*  xirije  first  Day  of 
t^e  tournament* 

tye  tale  tells  tljat  tbis  troop  of 
Norsemen  roDefortoarD  until  tbey 
came  to  tbe  permit's  loDge,  tobere  tbey 
balteD,anD  greeteD  <DUber,  tobo  stooD  be^ 
fore  tbe  bouse*  «?e  returneD  tljeir  greek 
ings  toitlj  courtly  grace ;  anD  as  be  noto 
lookeD  more  nearly  at  bim  toljo  roDe  at 


tbe  beaD  of  tbe  company  lie  recogni?eD 

tbe  imigbt  luitb  toljom  IK  Ijad  spoken 


in  tbe  mood.  Be  tbis  l)t  teas  toery  foyful, 
ant)  tome  totoarD  bim  toitb  ujarnt  greet- 
ings. xDjc  Unigljt  dismounted  to  meet 
(Dliber,  embrace!)  Ijim^  ana  0aiD,  C."®& 
ber,  my  good  frienD,  tbcse  people  inborn 
you  0ee  31  babe  brought  bitljer ;  anD  be  it 
bnoum  to  you  tljat  toe  babe  come  from 
a  far  land  to  Do  tljre  ijonor*  {Therefore 
look  to  it  that  in  tbe  tourney  tljou  bcar> 
est  tby  0elf  in  sucb  fas  bion  ttjat  tljou  and 
toe  are  Ijonorca,  anO  our  labors  not  lo^t 
t^jrougl)  t^y  betiabior*"  €.**%  loro  anD 
most  good  frieno,"  anstoereD  (Dliber 
moDe^tlyt  "  you  serbe  me  00  toell  tljat 
31  fenoto  not  Ijofco  to  Deserbe  your  feljor* 
0till,  loljateUer  J\  can  Do,  in  ttjat  sljall 
your  gooDnesfflf  commanD  me*  tETljisf  3fl 
am  Disposed,  anD  bound  in  Duty,  to  Do 
at  all  times?;  for  31  place  my  boDy  at  your 
,  Ijabing  no  otljer  means?  toitfc 
31  cp  fif^te  you*  llBut  31  pray 
anD  Ois  Dear  aaotljer  tljat  t^ey  luill 
gibe  me  grace  fyat  31  may  00  stucceeD  in 
toy  toorb,  tliat  31  may  be  able  to  repay 
you  for  your  generous:  aiD,  anD  tfcat  31 
may  bring  to  pass  my  toistjefif  in  tlie 
present  matter*"  C.^l)en  be  bad  00 
spoken,  tbe  Unigljt  replied  tljat  it  toa0 


noto  full  time  tbat  be  sbotilo  prepare 
bimself  anD  Don  bis  armor*  Upon  a 
beautiful  green  plot  in  front  of  tbe  \)ttf 
mit's  lodge  a  great  cljair  toa0  plaeed, 
upon  mbicb  (Dlitoer  sat  labile  bi^  *tt* 
bants  array eD  Ijim  for  tije  tournament* 
Wfytn  tljey  bad  put  on  bis  armor,  tljey 
rode  to  tbe  tilting  field,  toljitljer  bad  aU 
reaDy  come  t^e  bing  anD  \)i&  court,  bring* 
ing  tuitb  tljem  tlje  beautiful  princes 
Helena,  Iji0  Daughter,  anD  a  great  train 
of  lobely  laDie0  anD  maiDen0*  €[$tt)t 
prince00  toas  entertained  in  a  magnifi 
cent  tent  iubieb  bad  been  ereeted  accord- 
ing to  bcr  ioi0l).  CDbis  toa0  bung  about 
anD  decorated  toitfy  ^ndian  stuffs  of 
toonDerful  colors  anD  uiitl;  clotb  of  gold, 
anD  in  tbe  midst  a  tljrone  toa0  raised 
ten  steps  abobe  tbe  ground,  anD  oUer  it 
toa0  bung  a  canopy  of  black  belbet  tntf 
broidered  luitb  floluers  anD  adorned  Untb 
ntimberless  oriental  pearls,  anD  as  a 
central  ornament  a  noble  carbuncle,  tijat 
glittereD  00  brightly  t^at  it  toa0  a  mar^ 
bel  to  see,  C,Upon  tbe  cbair  of  state, 
aboue  described,  sat  tlje  king's  daugb? 
ter,  arounD  ber  toere  ber  maiDen0»  (Dt^er 
ladies  anD  young  maidens  sat  in  places 
tobicb  bad  been  arranged  for  tbem,  anD 
tbey  toere  a  great  multitude  anD  a  gal; 
airy  of  beauty*  Wt)t  fuDge0  toljo  toere  to 
decide  tl;e  De0tiny  of  tbeir  princess  sat 
toit^  tier  in  tlie  tent*  €L®n  t\)t  ot^er  0iDe 
sat  tbe  king  toitb  many  great  princes, 
lorD0,  anD  councillor0»  iLet  ebery  reaDer 
of  tbis  tale  tljinU  toljat  a  pleasure  it  toa0 
to  see  sucb  a  pliant  array  of  princes, 
lords,  ladies,  anD  damsels,  all  richly 
dressed,  tbe  magnificent  patnlions  Deco* 
rated  U)itb  Darling  splendor,  tbe  flying 
pennon0,  t^e  many  coloreD  plume0,  tbe 
rid;  armor*  anD*  beyonD  all  tljesr,  t^e 


great  multituDe  of  ttjr  people  gatljereD 
from  tar  anD  near  to  see  tbis  toonDerful 
sboto,  Cj3bobe  all,  tljr  beautiful  prin* 
cr 60  tuflsf  most  ridjly  DresseD ;  for,  as 
tlji0  festival  toa0  Ijrlo  on  Ijrr  account 
anD  in  Ijer  tjonor,  it  toas  fitting  tbat  stje 
sboulD  be  queenly  anD  splenDiD  be^onD 
all  otljrr  laDies,  <Elje  brilliancy  of  flje 
precious;  gems  tfcat  aDorneD  ber  seemeD 
to  be  UinolrD  into  brighter  splrnDor  b\> 
l)f r  lofcrly  facef  anD  to  borroto  front  it 
tljr  beauty  toitl)  toljirlj  tljry  sljonr,  00 
tljat  all  tl)osr  toljo  lookeD  upon  l)rr 
migbt  toell  tljtnli  tljat  tljry  bebelD  a  be* 
ing  of  more  tljnn  eartljlv  lobelinestf*  0t 
l)cr  btrtl;  nature  l)flti  enDotoeD 
greater  cljarntsf  anD  beauty  tan 
otfyer  rlnlD  in  all  tljnt  lanD*  Beautiful 
ns  toere  ^er  face  anD  tier  sturr t  boD^,  00 
|ier  fairtue0  anD  ^er  mien*  <Df  all  t|ie 
qunlitir s  tljat  sljotilD  aDorn  tt)r  Daug^ 
ter  of  a  king,  none  luas  lacking  in  tier* 
tTljf rrforr  migfot  tbe  Victor  in  tljis  con^ 
tf0t  tliinfe  tljat  ^e  tons;  born  into  tl)r 
toorlD  in  a  fjnppp  f)otir,  anD  tljat  be  toon 
toitl;  l;cr  ijnnD  a  treasure  anD  a  fftorl, 
tbe  ro0e  of  all  tljr  rose 0  in  tl)f  toorlD* 
C^mong  all  ttjr  poung  Unigljt^  toljo 
Ijati  come  to  tl)is  tournament,  tljrrr  toad 
not  one  but  toas  DetermineD  to  torn,  or 
remain  DeaD  upon  tlie  fielD,  tofcicfc  latter 
alternative,  inDeeD,  befell  mans,  as?  t^e 
tale  sljall  telt  C^^  s^oon  as?  ttje  ladies; 
toere  aeateD  in  tbeir  places;,  tfcefbur  ^un^ 
DreD  fenig^t0,  tfce  challengers,  toob  tbeir 
places  in  tl;c  lists,  as  baD  been  arrangeD, 
to  atoait  tl)f  coming  of  all  tol)o  DesireD 
to  tilt  toitb  tbem,  toln'c  gaily  DresseD 
beralDS  proclaimeD  the  lists  open  for 
tfcree  Da^s*  SDuring  t^e  first  Da^  tbep 
toere  to  tilt  tout)  lances*  <$n  tlje  seconD, 
tljr  contest  toas  to  be  on  I^orsebacb  toitt) 


stoorDS  for  toeapons ;  tl;e  custom  being 
tljrn,  as  noto,  to  be  armeD  toitl)  sljarp 
anD  ^eabD  ijrtoing  toeapons ;  anD  none 
migijt  refuse  to  encounter  tljr  stroke 
of  another  knight.  <Dn  t^e  t^irD  Day 
tl)f  contestants  must  appear  on  foot, 
anD  rarl)  Imigljt  migljt  be  armeD  toitl) 
a  battle#are,  besiDes  t^e  gooD  stoorD  be 
carries  at  \)i&  siDe.  W$t  fielD  toas  toell 
suiteD  for  tbe  tourney,  being  long  anD 
toiDe,  as  toas  necessary  toljere  so  man^ 
Norsemen  toere  to  encounter,  anD  it 
toas  Visible,  in  all  parts,  to  tbe  spect& 
tors*  €L£Clljm  it  toas  Unoton  tljat  tljr 
king,  tbe  princess,  anD  all  tl)r  laDies, 
guests,  anD  nobility  IjaD  arribeD  at  tbe 
fielD,  anD  tljat  tbe  laDies  toere  arrangeD  to 
see  tbe  spectacle  accorDing  to  tbeir  ranb, 
tljere  toas  great  emulation  among  tbe 
Imigljts  to  be  tl)r  first  upon  tl)r  fielD; 
but  ©liber  toas  not  among  tbe  first, 
manv  fyabing  entereD  tljr  lists  before 
Ijim.  C'C^bere  toas  a  king  from  a  king? 
Dom  calleD  £>cotlanD,  anD  tljrrr  kings  of 
3]relanD,  anD  mann  princes  anD  nobles, 
so  ricljty  equippeD  tljat  it  toas  impossb 
ble  to  make  a  more  magnificent  Display* 
CJfeto  spears  baD  been  broken  before 
©liber's  coming,  toljo,  toljrn  be  entereD 
tbe  lists,  tourljrD  bis  borse  toitl)  tbe 
spurs,  causing  tbe  fair  steeD  to  aDtiance 
slotol)%  toitl)  arcbing  neck,  Dancing 
iioofs,  anD  foant  fir rUrti  bit,  botlj  knigbt 
anD  borse  bearing  tbemselbes  so  nobly 
tljat  all  rprs  toere  Draton  to  tljnn ;  anD 
tbe  laDies,  toljo  lookeD  on  ©liber  toitt)  t*> 
pecial  fatior,  saiD  tljat  be  toas  a  stately 
knight,  anD  tljat  none  otljrr  in  tbe  fielD 
toas  more  splenDiDl^  equippeD*  C^oto 
toastfyere  tilting  on  rbr ry  IjanD,  anD  rarl) 
one  strobe  to  sljoto  lji0  utmost  protoess* 
Cljr  knigbt  tofco  toas  ©liber's  aDViser 


saiD  to  him,  C."  Hook)?onDer  tot)erc  sits 
tlje  beautiful  princess  toljom  t  Ijou  mav* 
est  toin  if  tljoti  bearcst  tljyself  manful* 
ll? ;  look  to  it  tljat  tljou  fail  not  to  Do  tire 
best,  tljat  tljrougl)  tljee  toe  be  IjonoreD," 
C.3^nt  Ije  took  a  spear  tbat  IjaD  been 
maDe  bp  orDer  of  tfce  fuDges,  for  no  one 
migljt  use  a  spear  tljat  toas  longer  tljan 
tljat  of  another,  ana  gabe  it  to  <&Uber, 
toljo  ill  ttnOrrstooD  toljat  toad  saiD  to 
flim,  for  bis  e^es  anD  Ijis  minD  toere 
firet>  on  Ijrr  toljo  IjaD  been  sljotan  to  l;im , 
ano  Ijr  coulo  not  uiitljoraU)  t^em^  eyes' 
anD  minD  being  alike  Da??leD  b£  Ijrr 
beauty*  C,^e  took  tljc  spear,  anD  Ijf lo  it 
in  re0tt  but  as1  one  in  a  Dream,  to^o 
imeto  not  iubat  l)f  DiD«  CJflttien  tljc 
Uuigtjt  sam  Ins  conDition  lie  s'aiD,  "tyty 
Dear  frienD  (Dlifaer,  ^ou  sleep ;  atoafee ! " 
C.  dim,  as  one  tnl)o  uiafees  from  slum? 
brr,  anD  Unoius  not  to^ere  Ijr  ist  €>lil)cr 
struck  Ijis  Ijor0e  tuitij  ttjc  spurs,  not 
looking  about  Ijim  to  see  toljitljer  Ije 
roDe ;  anD,  so  riDing,  l)is  spear,  iotjirt) 
toas  ben?  strong,  struck  against  a  briDge 


on  intjiclj  manu  people  stooD,  tuitlj  abloln 
so  biolent  tljat  a  part  of  ttje  briDge  fell, 
anDmanspeopletoittiit.  SljeniDast^ere 
great  lauglj  ter  ober  tij  is  acciDent ,  as  to  ell 
as  mucl)  toonDer  at  tlje  migljtn  force  of 


tlje  bloto.  H&ty  laDies  spake  ligljtlr?  of 
it,  saving  tljat  Ijis  ijelmet  IjaD  not  been 
rigljtlp  aDfusteD,  so  tljat  Ije  Sato  not  to  ell, 
or  tljat  ^e  IjaD  not  been  able  to  completely 
control  bfe  fier^  stallion*  Mfcile  tiw 
vet  spake  (DUuer  roDe  round  toitlj  tlje 
otljer  knigljts,  anD  a  freslj  spear  toas 
giuen  into  I) is  IjanO;  but  be  felt  tjimself 
DisgraceD  bg  tlje  baD  beginning  tljnt  Ije 
baD  maDe*  €.Hs^e  roDe  again  in  tlje  lists 
it  cljanceD  tljat  l)is  opponent  toas  a  king 
of  iflrelanD,  to^ose  name^toas  3^acna# 
more ;  anD  bint  IK  otoertljrcto,  l)orse  anD 
knigljt,  C,Cl)en  toas  bearD  tt^e  Immor* 
ous  proclamation  of  a  IjeralD,  C,"  Clji0 
free  knigljt  in  black  armor  toitlj  tlje  first 
bloto  of  bis  spear  brought  DO  ton  an  ljun; 
DreD  men ;  toitlj  bis  seconD  stroke  be  Ijas 
obertbroton  a  king,  anD  borne  bim  to  tlje 
eart^i :  let  all  men  toonDer,  for  befcolD  be 
lias  receibeD  no  toounD ! "  Caliber  IjearD 
tljese  toorDS  anD  ttje  laughter  tljat  fol 
lotoeD  tljem*  CompreljenDing  tljat  Ije 
IjaO  erciteD  riDicule, be  set  tjimself  firmlp 
to  toin  more  soliD  fame  anD  praise ;  anD 
thenceforth  ^e  coulD  not  receibe  lances 
fast  enough ;  for  fce  s^ibereD  t^em  in 
splinters  to  ttjc  toonDer  of  alt  H;is  l)orse 
toas  excellent,  anD  against  Ijis  skill  no 
oneprebaileD.  &oljetoas,as^etoellmer* 
iteD,  tlje  most  obserbeD  of  all  tlje  knigljts 
in  t|ie  lists,  especially  bp  tl)e  laDies  anD 
Damsels ;  for  Ije  toas,  inDeeD,  a  gallant 
knight,  l)igl)U'  accomplish,  anD  er^ 
ceeDingli?  fortunate  in  all  encounters* 
C^>o  earl)  knigijt  DiD  bis  best,  anD  many 
gallant  DeeDS  toere  Done  bp  t^e  man^ 
noble  knigbts  tfcere  assembleD,  to|ietl)er 
tljei?  toere  of  tlje  natibe  lorDs,  or  of  tlje 
foreign  knigbts  tobo  baD  come  to  toin 
bonor  anD  Do  serbice  on  account  of  tlje 
beautiful  princess  Helena,  C.3lBut,  in 


tlje  fuDgment  of  all,  Wittier  Ijafc  toon 
from  all  tbe  otber  knigbt0  tbe  pri?e  on 
tbat  fir0t  Dap  of  tbe  tournament.  CjD?** 
lena  toas  gratifieD  at  tljis,  aldjougrj  slje 
enDeaboreD  not  to  0boto  it  outtoarDlp. 
CUttben  a0keDU)ljobaD  pleaseo  Ijerbcst, 
0be  rtjougbt  of  ®liber,  but  DiD  not  name 
bim,  toonDering  tobo  tbi0  stranger 
knight  coulD  be,  inljo  ijaD  borne  ijimsclf 
00  0ucce00fullp  in  tbeli0t0,  anD  baa  toorn 
bi0  fair  arms  00  noblp.  £>be  tfjougbt  lie 
toas  00  accomplice*  in  arms  anD  00 
gallant  of  mien  tbat  be  toa0  certainly 
tbe  blo00om  of  manbooD  among  all  tbo0e 
tobo  toere  pre0ent  in  tbi0  ftelD  of  knigbt* 
Ip  DeeD0.  «L3R)e  fou0ting  toa0  kept  up 
toitb  great  bigor  until  nigljt,  io^en  tlje 
fall  of  oarlme00  compelleO  tljr  contest' 
ants  to  part  from  oneanotljer.  C l)f  king 
anD  Iji0  Daughter  returneD  to  tlje  cit^ ; 
00  toa0  ttjere  an  enU  of  tlje  tilting  toity 
Iance0,  anD  of  tlje  first  Dap  of  tlje  tour* 
nament,  C.Hmong  tlje  bnigt)t0,  to^ile 
tljer  iiiere  putting  off  tijeir  armor,  i»a0 
muclj  talk  of  tlje  black  knigljt;  anD  tljet 
0aiD  among  tJjem0eUje0,  tljatt^ep  tooulD 
glaDlp  see  tjim  in  Doublet  anD  breeclje0« 
anD  que0tioneD  fco^etljer  Ije  iuoulD  0fcoto 
Ijtmself  as  ljanD0ome  in  person,  anD  a0 
accompli0ljr D  in  bearing,  as  Ije  tuas  in 
armor.  €L^en,  toot  t^jep  a0keD  eacl) 
otijer  if  |je  tooulD  probe  as  shilful  in 
arms  on  foot  as  on  Ijor0eback*  C.^lmong 
trje  laDie0,  also,  tlji0  nt^stertons  knigljt 
mas  a  topic  of  conversation,  but  tl)ese 
Ijao  no  ooubts  about  Ij  10  beauty?  anD  grace 
in  any?  Dre00 ;  nor  iDa0  tfcere  anp  que0# 
tion  iintlj  tl)cm  of  I)i0  sUill  luitlj  0toorD 
or  battle^ape :  tljep  but  DeclareD  tljat  Ije 
tua0  a  perfect  knight  anD  gentleman, 
00  mucb  liaD  Ije  cbarmeD  all  tijeir  Ijeart0» 
io|)o  migfct  otbertoi0e  babe  re* 


maineD  at  tijeir  loDging0,  toent  to  tlje 
court  in  bope  to  0ee  bim,  tbougb  tbep  all 
kneto  tbat  no  prije  or  prai0e  toa0  to  be 
aDfuDgeD  until  tlje  tljirD  Dap  Ijao  enDeD. 
Wfym  tbe  Dancing  began,  anD  tlje  black 
knigbt  DiD  not  appear,  tljottglj  all  lookeD 
eagerlp  for  btm»  tbere  ioa0  general  Di0# 
appointment*  Caliber  returneD  to  tbe 
ijermit  in  tbe  toooD ;  for  tlje  knigljt  liiljo 
IjaD  put  bim  00  0ucce00fullp  in  tbe  uelD 
tljus  aDbi0eD  Ijim  at  tbe  close  of  tbe 
f ousting  ailjen  be  took  leabe  of  bim  anD 
roDe  atoav  luitlj  ijis  people;  but  first  be 
tolD  bim  to  babe  no  anrietp,  as  be  tooulD 
come  for  bim  again  tbe  nert  morning 
in  gooD  time.  Caliber  tbankeD  \)im 
toarmlp,anD  returneD  to  0penD  tbenigbt 
toitb  tys  bermit.  J^e  tbere  gabe  tbank0 
to  (J5oD  for  tbe  aiD  granteD  bim  on  tbat 
Dap,  anD  prapeD  i^im  to  be0toto  further 
be^p  in  tlje  coming  time.  CLtEbe  bolp 
permit  DiD  toljat  be  coulD  for  bim,  but 
<Dliber  fareD  not  00  toell  initij  bim  a0 
DiD  tljose  luljo  mere  tbe  gtiests  at  tbe 
court,  ^bere  tbe  Dancer0  filleD  a  ball  00 
large  tbat  tilting  migbt  babe  been  per* 
formeD  in  it ;  anD,  in  like  manner  a0 
Helena  baD  been  0eateD  at  tbe  tournep, 
a  similar  Ijiglj  cbair  of  state  toas  placet) 
for  ber,  tubere  all  migbt  0ee  ber.  Mben 
tbe  Dancing  baD  la0teD  long,  a  0leeping 
cup  of  generous  mine,  flaborcD  luitlj 
manp  spices,  tuas  offered  to  all ;  tljen 
tbe  princess  toa0  conDucteD  to  ber  seat, 
anD  ber  laoies  anD  maiDen0  luent  mitlj 
ber.  C.^>o  tbe  fir0t  Dap  of  tbe  great  tour* 
nament  came  to  an  enD,  anD  it  map 
toell  be  tljougljt  tbat  tbe  knigljts  uiljo 
baD  fousteD  00  0toutlp  slept  toell,  anD 
neeDeD  tbe  rest  of  slncet  tjotirs  of  0lum* 
ber  to  reneto  tbeir  0trengtb  for  tbe  la* 
bors  of  tbe  morrouj. 


Cfmpter  Wt  Cfje  second 

of  tlje  tournament. 


tyt  nigfjt  passed,  and  tt)e  neto  dap 
came;  tfcen  tyt  knights  toere  tip 
betimes  preparing  tyemselbes  for  ti>e 
field  according  to  tlje  rules  announceD 
on  tije  former  dap*  Cj&s  tfcc  tiour  ap* 
proaefied  tiiljcn  tlje  lists  toould  be 
opened,  OIHtUer  sale  a  great  company  rid* 
ing  totoard  Ijim,  toljo  noto  toore  dresses 
of  red  color,  made  like  tljosc  of  ^cstcrdap, 
toljiclj  tfjen  toere  black,  tlje  color  alone  be? 
ing  ctiangeo*  €L^  tyei?  ^^^  near,  t^eir 
leaDcr,  &re#0et>  in  a  long  coat  of  crimson, 
greeteo  <Dlitjert  to^io  returneD  l)te  greets 
ing,  ant  tljanfeei)  tljte  goot)  friend  mo0t 
lieartil^*  315el)inU  t^e  fenig^t  came  tlje 
stallion  tljat  Wittier  luas  to  rioe,  and  tlje 
bniglits;  anD  tlje  0erbing  men,  as  on  tije 
former  Da^ ;  but  all  tljerc  toere  clotljcD  in 
one  color,  Uoljict)  to^a^  ioas  crimson, 
as?  Eetfteroai?  it  toa0  black  Wcp  stallion 
for  oi^liuer's  use  toas  a  bright  ba^,  anO 
upon  Ijim  a  golo  embroi&ereft  saoolc? 
clot^,  tjjat  fcoasf  a  toonoer  of  t^e  0aooler^ 
art*  c.<0n  tljis  Da^  (Dliber  came  to  tljc 
ftelo  among  tljc  first,  toljnt  tl;r  laDies 
fjao  fu0t  taken  t^eir  places  to  toitnestf 
tljc  battle  of  t tjr  suioros.  H?e  toad  00  mag^ 
nifi'centl^  mounteo  anD  attenoeo  tljat  ty 


attracted  tljr  attention  of  tf)r  king,  fjis 
beautiful  Daughter,  ano,  in  trutlj,  of  all 
tljat  great  assembly  Dr  iuas  atoare  of 
tljis,  ano  rooe  most  gracefully,  as  lie  toas 
Ie0tf  tyvfoilv  armeo  tljan  on  tlje  prebi^ 
otts  Da^,  in  order  tljat  Ije  migljt  IjaUe 
more  freeuom  to  toielo  ty*  fitooro*  CL^iJf 
ijorse  probing  not  00  manageable  as  \)e 
imslKD,  int;icl)  seemeD  to  Ijim  a  serious 
fault,  \)t  took  instead  tlje  Ijorse  of  one  of 
Ijis  Imigljts,  a  small  but  beautiful  and 
intelligent  animal,  upon  toljieb  ty  coult 
better  erercise  Ijis  Ijorsemansljip,  and 
moDe  toitlj  more  rapidity,  ^o  mounted, 
tlje  ladies  looked  on  Ijim  toitlj  increase 
ing  fabor.  C,C?e  ran  a  course  against  a 
renoinned  Imigljt,  and  encountered  Ijim 
uritlj  sttclj  skill  tljat  great  sljouts  of 
praise  and  admiration  arose,  3nd  tlje 
multitude  cried,  C.w  Behold  tljisknigljt, 
and  gibe  Ijeed  to  Ijim ;  for  Ije  looks  like 
t^e  doer  of  great  deeds*  Mljen  I)i0  ^)orse 
leaps,  or  runs,  Ije  sits  as  firmly  in  tlje 
saddle  as  if  fcorse  and  man  toere  one»" 
CSdlljtle  tljei'  tljus  cried,  tlje  son  of  tlje 
king  of  Scotland  rode  into  tlje  field, 
attended  b^  mans  strong  and  aecom* 
plisljed  Imigljts  toljo  toere  to  folloto  Ijim 
in  tjje  da^'s  strife,  a  chosen  number  of 
tbem  being  commanded  to  keep  altoa^s 
near  #m,  j|ioto  came  also  l^ing  $9aena* 
more,  ttoo  kings  from  otlj  er  lands,  to  Ijo  se 
names  tlie  tale  tellet^  not,  a  duke  of  315rit* 
ain,  tl)e  Jlord  of  bourbon,  tlje  ilord  of 
Gloucester,  t^e  Count  of  glanders,  and 
tlje  Jlord  of  ^Brussels,  tEtyere  toere  manp 
otljers  of  distinguished  name  and  place, 
toljom  it  toould  take  too  long  to  name* 
CSffiUjen  noto  tljese  princes  and  nobles 
toere  all  assembled,  and  tljere  toere  no 
otljers  to  come,  tlje  Ijeralds  announced, 
b?  command  of  tlje  king,  tljat  tlje  lists 


XXX 


toere  open,  anD  tljat  eadj  imigljt  contest* 
ant  teas  to  Do  Ijis  best,  C,Cljr  Imigljts 
toere  array  CD  in  ttoo  parties;  tljose  toljo 
Ijclo  tlje  lists,  anD  tljosc  toljo  toere  to 
content  tlje  fielD  ujitlj  tljem;  anD  toljen 
tljese  ttjoo  companies  rusljeo  against 
ratlj  otljcr  a  great  struggle  toad  fought, 
in  toljiclj  many  a  kntgljt  Ijao  Ijis  Ijelmet 
cut  in  ttoo,  or  boas  otljertoise  Disabled, 
Caliber  sat  firmly  on  fcts  tiorse,  fcis 
gooo  sujorD  in  Ijis  Ijano,  toljerctoitij  tie 
DefenDeD  Ijimsclf  in  fcnigljtly  fashion, 
gibing  anD  taking  many  tjeaVy  strokes, 
ant)  altoays,  by  Ijis  skill,  strength  ano 
Ijapp^  fortune,  Victorious  ano  unljarm eft 
in  ^10  man^  encounters*  J^e  rooe  De& 
antl^among  tlje  combatants,  anti  sought 
at  all  times  tljr  most  powerful  oppo# 
nents,  lutsljing  to  figljt  onlv  untlj  sticlj* 
W)tn  \)t  tl)ougl)t  of  Helena,  ant)  tljat 
s^e  ioas  a  toitness  to  t^e  fra^,  a  remem> 
brance  tljat  teas  constantly  in  l;is  mint), 
Ijis  strength  became  ttoofolD,  ant)  l)is 
courage  ano  proioess  greatly  increaseo* 
tCljerefore  it  is  not  possible  to  relate  all 
tljr  DeeDS  tljat  toere  Done  by  t)im,  ano  by 
all  tljc  otljcr  baliant  Imigljts,  upon  tl)is 
gallantly  contested  fielD*  CJIt  toas  an 
oroer  of  tljf  Day  tljat,  if  tl;c  banner  of  tl;c 
cljallengcrs,  toljicl)  tnas  carrieD  in  tljc 
miDSt  of  tljose  iuljo  tor  re  tljf  Defenders 
of  tljc  lists,  sljoulD  be  taken  from  tljcm 
by  tye  opposing  party,  carrieD  by  tijem 
to  a  certain  appointeD  place,  anD  tljcre 
set  up ,  tljc  contest  of  t ijc  Day  sljoulo  come 
to  an  enD,  Cljcrcfore  tljosc  toljo  IjaD 
come  from  otljcr  lanDS,  of  loljom  tlje 
Victorious  reD  Imigljt  toas  soon  tacitly 
recognijeD  as  t^e  leaDer,  strobe  con* 
stantly  to  toin  tt)is  prije  from  t^e  na* 
titic  imigljts,  by  luljoin  it  toas  skilfully 
anD  Vigorously  DefenDeD*  C.#t  length 


,  luljo  neber  remaineD  long  in 
one  place,  anD  before  to&om  all  gabe 
toay,  succeeDeD  in  forcing  Ijis  passage, 
at  tlje  ^eaD  of  a  strong  party  of  foreign 
fcnig&ts,  to  ttie  stanDarD  of  t^e  c^allen^ 
gers,  anD,  Draining  near  to  tfce  fentg^t 
iuljo  carrieD  it,  gabe  Ijim  suclj  a  stroke 
loitl)  Ijis  slDorD  upon  tljc  Ijclmct  tljat  Ijis 
Ijcau  mas  beaten  Doton  to  Ijis  Corse's 
necfe,  anD  ^e  fell  to  t^e  eart^,  stunneD 
for  tljc  moment  by  tljr  force  of  tljc  bloto ; 
but  immediately  coming  to  Ijimsclf  anD 
still  grasping  tlie  StanDarD,  Ije  raiseD 
Ijimself  into  tljc  posture  of  Defense, 
{[I^en  <Dliber  maDe  another  bloto,  toit^ 
t|ie  intent  to  cut  Doton  t^e  staff  on 
tojiict)  ttie  banner  fcung ;  t^iis  staff,  t)oto# 
eber,  toas  so  strengt^eneD  by  iron  roDS 
tljat  tie  coulD  not  seber  it ;  but  Ijis  stroke 
toas  so  potoerful  tljat  tlje  stanDarD  toas 
beaten  out  of  tlje  Ijano  of  its  bearer  anD 
fell  to  tlje  eartk  ttljen  toent  up  a  great 
sljout  from  botlj  parties*  Cljose  Uiljo 
DefenDeD  tlje  StanDarD  fbugljt  maDly  to 
regain  it,  but  tfjis  t^ey  mig^t  not  Do ; 
for  <$liber  guarDeD  it  loitlj  Ijis  Victorious 
stoorD,  anD  toas  faithfully  supporteD  by 
Ijis  potoerful  party  of  foreign  fenigfcts, 
C^Pstty  knigljts  toere  slain  on  botlj 
siDes  in  t^is  struggle  for  ttie  banner; 
but  tlje  greater  number  of  tljese  toere 
of  ttie  party  of  tfce  C£nglis^  t^lie  king, 
toljo  oberlookeD  tlje  combat,  toas  bery 
ill^pleaseD  tljat  so  many  of  Ijis  hnigljts 
anD  Dear  frienDs  toere  killeD,  J^e  ttiere^ 
fore  orDereD  tlje  noblemen  mijo  toere 
marshals  of  tlje  fielD  to  enDeabor  to  put 
an  enD  to  ttie  struggle,  anD  separate  t|ie 
combatants;  anD  Ije  toas  so  terrificD  at 
ttie  DeaDly  character  of  t^e  mll^e  t^at  Ije 
baDe  tljem  riDe  quickly,  anD  prevent  a 
continuance  of  tlje  slaughter,  in 


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so  many?  toere  already  Dead  anD  toottnD* 
en,  C,3il5ut  tlje  tale  tells  tljat  one  of  tljose 
toijom  tlje  king  IjaD  orDereD  to  stop  tlje 
combat  toas  a  bery  bolD  anD  reckless 
knigbt,  UJljo  tljreto  Ijimself  upon  «fi>liuer, 
being  fiery  angry  totty  fctm,  anD  toisfc* 
ing  to  kill  l)im  because  Ije  t)aD  slain  00 
many  Cnglisji  nobler  CJTOnt  ®Ufjer 
Sato  Ijis  fell  intent,  anD  tljat  Ije  graspcD 
Ijis  0toorO  in  botl)  IjanDs  to  smite,  lie 
stoung  aloft  Ijis  oton  stoorD  before  tlje 
ot^er  coulD  strike,  anD  toi^i  a  keeping 
bloto  cut  off  botlj  Iji0  arms,  00  tljat  tljey 
fell  to  tlie  grounD*  C.#ll  toljo  0ato  tljis 
stroke  mere  ama^eD,  anD,  among  tl)em, 
tlje  king,  l«l)o  cro00eD  Ijuuself,  anD  erieO 
out,  C,"®K|)at  a  mig^t^  knight  tsf 
clotl)eD  in  reD!  it  10  tie  inl^o 
Da^  in  black,  inl)icl)  sljoulo  be  Ijis  life.- 
long  color*  31f  lie  be  not  0ta^eD,  ^e  toill 
rob  me  of  all  mi?  brabesft  knig^w*  3fl  be# 
liebe  tljat  Ije  must  be  tlje  foul  fienD  in 
liuing  form.  g>ee  Ijoiu  I)i0  stoorD  Ijetos1! 
H)e  Ija0  00  u0eD  it  tljat  it  Ijas  become  of 
ttie  color  of  tye  Dre0&"  C.t^l)e  king  0aiD 
further,  C."  ilet  no  one  regret  t^e  knight 
tol)om  Ije  Ijas  fust  slain ;  for  tie  toa0  not 
obeying  m^  orDew  to&en  ^e  ioa0  cut 
Doton;butmaltciou0l^  Disobeying  tljem, 
therefore  ^e  toa0  rig^tl^  puntelieD," 
C^ftt  t^e  king  0ent  more  marshal* 
anD  all  t^e  noblemen  about  i)im  to  stop 
ttye  fighting;  but,  none  tlie  less,  ^e  kept 
(Dliber  in  bieto,  anD  perceitjeD  tljat  ^e  IjaD 
note  learneD  t|ie  toill  of  t^e  king,  anD 
toa0  aiDing  t|ie  marshals  to  separate  t^e 
combatants*  C.SDuring  t^ie  melle,  ttje 
laDies,  t^oug^  filleD  toit^  fcorror  at  t^e 
blooD^  spectacle,  coulD  not  toit|iDrato 
t^eir  e^es  rrom  observing  etier?  act  of 
tlje  reD  knight*  But  at  length  t^e  prin# 
cess,  tljouglj  fascmateD  b^  ty$  Daring, 


coulD  no  longer  look  upon  l)is  DeeDs; 
but  turneD  atoa^  ^er  pitting  e^es,  un^ 
able  to  bear  tlje  sig^t  of  tl)e  slaving  of 
^er  countrymen,  ttie  (Englisti  knigl)ts» 
CL^e  combatants  toere  noto  separateD ; 
anD  t^e  king  orDereD  announcement  to 
be  maDe,  tljat  no  knight,  on  pain  of  los* 
ing  I) is  Ijeao,  sljoulD  again  During  tl)at 
Da^,  either  in  earnest  or  in  sport,  fig^t 
in  tlje  lists*  011  obe^eD  tlje  manDate  of 
tlje  king,  anD  earlj  liuing  combatant, 
to^o  toas  able  to  Do  so,  toitijDreto  from 
tfce  lists*  €L^liiier  roDe  atoa^  totty  t^ie 
kitigljt  to  1)0  IjaD  befrienDeD  l;im;  for  tlje 
latter,  on  tljis  Da^,  toent  luitlj  Ijint  to  tlje 
Ijouse  of  tlje  permit*  ©Ulljen  tlje^  toere 
come  tl)itl)er,  tlje  Imigljt  blesseD  €>liuer, 
anD  took  lea  tie  of  Ijtm,  as  DiD  also  all  tlje 
attenDants*  (DUber  tljanUeu  tljem  cour; 
teouslv ;  anD  tlje  Imigljt,  in  leading,  baDe 
Ijint  sleep  toitljout  anriet^  for  tlje  fok 
lotoing  Da^,  as  lie  tooulD  not  forget  Ijhn* 
C^lJf  king  anD  Ijis  Daughter  returneD 
to  tlje  palace;  anD,  to^ien  slje  toas  alone 
toit^  ^er  father,  toearieD  b^  t^e  long  Dap 
anD  Deeply  DistresseD  anD  saDDeneD  bp 
tlje  Deatlj  of  so  many  noble  anD  brabe 
knigljts,  s|ie  saiD,  C.u^p  Dearest  father, 
art  t^ou  not  troubleD  anD  grietieD  tljat 
tljou  Ijast  seen  to.tiay  so  many  of  our 
best  anD  noblest  frienDS  perisl)  anises 
ably  luitljottt  gooD  cause,  as  31  tljiult? 
for  it  Ijas  IjappeneD  on  my  account,  or 
at  least  in  my  name,  anD  31  am  sick  at 
fceart,  anD  reaDp  to  fbrstoear  all  men 
^encefort^*  3I^erefbre3l  beg  t|iee  to  pro# 
mise  me  tljat  no  tilting,  or  fig!) ting  luitlj 
stoorDS,  sljall  again  take  place  in  sttclj 
fetal  manner  as  to^Dap*"  C.u  W  tiaug^^ 
ter,"  saiD  t^e  king,  "rtjou  art  a  gooD 
;  but  grietoe  not,  nor  take  to  Ijeart 
Day's  toork*  (Elje  fault  toas  none 


of  thine,  jror  that  uMjicb  bas  bappcnrD 
31  am  perhaps  more  0orrou.ifttl  than  tljott 
art,  ana  a  part  of  the  fault  may?  babe  been 
mine*  31  toill  probe  tbat  it  sball  not  bap* 
pen  again,  as  it  DiD  to^Das,  torjen  31  lit* 
tie  fbresato  such  Disaster  anD  so  saD  an 
enDing.  £>catb  in  the  lists,  tljott  lmou> 
est,  is  common  ;  but  tbese  sports  cannot 
be  Done  aiuay?,  as  they?  tend  to  preserve 
tbe  toar#training  of  our  people,  tojjicb  if 
of  htgl;  import  for  the  Defence  of  our 
realm*"  C.3ftjereupon  be  toisljeD  ber 
gooDmigbt,  ana  saiD  that  l;e  feneuj  she 
ujoulo  that  night  babe  no  pleasure  in 
Dancing;  to  tobicb  she  anstoereD  tbat  sbe 
tooulD  prefer  to  rest,  anD  trs  to  forget* 
£>o  tbere  uias  no  Dancing  tbat  ebening* 
C  eUhen  tbe  king  toent  to  bis  cbamber, 
be  maDe  inquiry  boto  man^  bnigbts 
Uiere  founD  DeaD  upon  tbe  fielD*  anD  uias 
tolD  tbere  toere  fbrt^^sij:  of  tbe  dfcnglisb 
anD  fifteen  from  otber  lanDs.  C.3t  tljis 
report  be  toas  uerv  griebeD  anD  angr^, 
but  orDereD  tbat  another  sip  anD  forty? 
Imigbts  be  cljosen  to  take  tlje  places  of 
tbe  DeaD  on  tbe  morroto,  anD  also,  if 
tbere  mere  some  toounDeD  ujljo  migbt 
Die  if  tl)ev  continueD  in  armor,  tbat  their 
places  be  liUeiu  ise  fillet)  by  able  knights  ; 
anD  tljis  toas  Done  accorDing  to  bis 


Cfiapter  tout.  Cf)e  t|)trt) 


of  tlje  tournament, 

J^en  tbe  nert  Das  tamt  tbe  bing 
arose,  anD  toiti)  his  Daughter 
bearD  mass,  after  tobicb  tbey?  took  their 
morning  meal  together*  Wtyile 
icere  eating,  ^tb^  king  anD  tbose 
toere  luitb  b^m  spoke  of  nothing  but 
2esterDay?'s  contest,  its  inciDents,  anD 
tbe  Disaster  in  tobic|)  it  b*D  enDeD* 


king  saiD  tbat  it  troubleD  bint 
greatly  tbat  bf  baD  not  set  seen  more 
nearly  tbe  knigbt  tobo  baD  borne  l)im# 
self  so  Victoriously  upon  tbe  ttoo  pre^ 
ceDing  Da^s ;  anD  be  gate  orDers  tbat 
ttoents  Imights  sboulD  keep  toatcb  on 
€> liter,  tbat  be  toent  not  airing  tbat  etoen* 
ing,  aiioiDing  tbe  festival  as  be  baD 
Done  before;  anD  he  commanDeD  tljem  to 
bring  this  reluctant  knigbt  before  bint, 
toitb  all  bonor  anD  kinDness,  for  be  De^ 
sireD,  auotoe  all  things,  to  see  bint ;  anD 
also  DeemeD  it  fitting,  after  his  DeeDS 
of  tbe  ttoo  Day?s,  tbat  be  sboulD  be  pre* 
sent  at  tbe  aDfuDging  of  tbepri?e»  C.H?e 
also  orDereD  tbat  tbe  number  of  guarDS 
to  aiD  tbe  marsbals,  anD  carry?  out  any? 
orDers  tbat  be  migbt  gibe  for  temper? 
ing  tbe  contest,  srjoulD  be  increaseD 
from  ttuo  thousand  to  four  thousand. 
C.flWle  t^e  king  anD  fyte  court  circle 
still  talkeD  together  of  tbe  mysterious 
black  anD  reD  knigbt,  tbere  came  tbe 
stetoarD  of  tbe  palace,  a  ben?  buss  man, 
U)bo  baD  mans  particulars  for  tbe  king's 
Decision,  anD  so  helo,  for  tbe  rest  of  tbe 
time,  tfce  king's  ear,  as  tbes  toere  ma& 
ing  great  preparations  for  tlje  ebening 
feast  anD  festibal,  tobicb  baD  been  or? 
DereD  to  be  in  granDest  state,  toitb  tbe 
most  costly  luxuries  to  be  obtaineD ; 
for  this  toas  DesigneD  to  be  tbe  most 
splenDiD  banquet  tbat  baD  eber  been  at* 
tempteD  in  tbe  palace  or  knoton  in  tbe 
kingDom*  C.^oto  tbe  time  toas  near 
luhen  ebers  one  shoulo  be  in  his  anD 
her  appointed  place,  to  Do  or  bebolD 
tbe  DeeDS  of  tbe  tljirD  Das  of  the  tottrna? 
ment»  CLtEhe  four  tbousanD  guarDS 
toere  stationeD  in  suitable  position  to 
prebentans  one  DisposeD  to  raise  a  tu* 
mult,  or  make  ans  affront  to  tbe  Dignits 


or  safrtp  of  tljr  festival,  but  tljr  most  of 
tljosr  in  ttjat  great  assembly  toere  more 
inclined  to  join  in  ceremony  and  dis* 
play  tljan  be  draum  into  a  meUe,  suclj 
as  bad  befallen  on  tljr  Day  before*  C,®& 
ber  toore  a  mljitr  dress  rrartly  similar, 
except  in  color,  to  tfjat  of  ttje  prebiottsf 
oar ;  and  all  ftfe  retinue  of  knigbts, 
squires,  anD  servants  toere  also  clad  in 
tobite*  te  Corses,  too,  toere  snoto* 
toljite,  toitlj  trappings  to  matdj,  not  less 
magnificent  tljan  on  tljr  otljrr  ttoo  Days* 
€U£e  entered  tfce  lists  on  a  beautiful 
stallion,  ano  took  place  beside  fyt  king 
of  .Scotland*  tEfcci?  all  dismounted,  and 
came  together,  prepares  for  tfce  eneoun* 
ter  tljey  toere  noto  to  make  on  foot* 
C,<£ljr  king  sent  knights  to  inquire 
boto  many  tbere  toere  of  foreign  line* 
age ;  tbese  toent  doton  into  tljr  firlD, 
anD  tola  tljf  marshals  tjou?  cljc  king 
t)at>  commanDcD  tl)cm  to  ascertain  tljc 
number  of  t^e  combatants*  {E&e  mar# 
s^ials,  to^o  toere  to  make  tfce  count, 
took  a  djam  from  a  Ijat,  anD  maDe  it 
fast  to  ttoo  lances,  under  tuijicfj  cad)  of 
tfce  knights  must  pass  singly ;  so  toere 
t^  counted ;  and  it  toas  found  tyat 
t^ere  toere  of  tfcose  toljo  ^ad  come  from 
foreign  lands  to  take  part  in  ttys  con* 
test  four  hundred,  HWfytn  t|iis  toas 
done,  a  herald  proclaimed  tljat  it  toas 
tlje  king's  toill  t^at  ebers  knigljt  should 
ungird  l)is  stoord,  and  la^  it  aside;  as 
fce  deemed  it  enough  tfcat  eaclj  sljould 
be  armed  unttj  abattle^are,  toit^  totitct) 
to  do  combat ;  and  tie  bade  eberj?  one 
take  ^eed  tyat  ^e  strike  no  one  on  t&e 
toitb  ^is  are*  and  tfce  tjerald  fur* 
proclaimed  tijat  tlje  prnc  of  tlje 
tournament  toouUi  be  atoarded  to  t^e 
toinner  on  djc  etening  of  ttjat  da^,  at 


tl)f  festival  in  tlje  palace*  Cj&oon  after 
t|)is  a  great  blast  of  trumpets  sounded 
for  tljecontestof  tfcebattle^aresto  begin* 
Cl)  r n  it  toas  a  gallant  siglit  to  see  fyoto 
ttje  knights  rushed  into  conflict,  and 
man^  bright  e^es  sparkled  to^en  fytv 
sato  tpto  <Dliber  led  tljc  adbance  of  tljr 
foreign  knights,  and  tjoto  ligljtl^  \)t 
stoung  i)is  are  in  tljc  air*  C.Mt>en  tlje 
ttoo  parties  came  together,  t^ere  toas 
little  science  or  skilful  manceutore ;  for 
eacl)  raised  tt)e  strong  rtgl;t  arm,  in- 
Merited  from  bis  father,  and  brought 
doton  tjis  are  untlj  all  Iji0  force*  W$m 
toas  no  chance  for  pitp  in  suclj  a  melee, 
(Dliber  gabe  so  migljty  blotos  in  eber£ 
direction,  tljat  toljoelier  sato  bim  prepare 
to  strike  dreto  back  from  before  ijim, 
and  feto  dared  atoait  t\}t  stroke*  C?e 
struck  so  miglitil^,  tljat  ty&  are,  tljougl) 
berp  strong,  broke  in  Ijis  |iand,  totiic^ 
seemed  for  tljr  moment  most  disas* 
trous;  but  to^en  Ijc  sato  tljat  ijis  toea* 
pon  toas  useless,  ^e  cast  it  doton,  and 
sprang  fearlessly  upon  a  knigljt  near 
t)im,  and  torested  tljr  arc  from  bis  bands, 
despite  a  desperate  resistance,  ttjroto; 
ing  bis  opponent  upon  tljr  blood-stained 
ground  of  tljr  battle  lists*  OTjen  tljis 
are  toas  also  broken,  bf  captured  an* 
otber  in  like  manner*  ki^tte  toere  ttoo 
kings  of  3f|reland,  to^o  sato  tljr  toonder* 
ful  deeds  tljat  <$liber  did,  and  toere  sorely 
brrrD  tljerebr? ;  for  it  bad  become  plain 
to  tljem,  as  it  toas  indeed  to  all,  tljat 
tljr  pri?e  of  tljr  tournament  mould  be 
toon  bj?  #in*  3I«  exceeding  insolence 
and  anger,  tljrp  botlj  attacked  Ijim  at 
once,  toljtdj  toas  contrary  to  all  usage 
and  knigbtlp  courtesy*  defending  bint* 
self,  (Dlitier  struck  one  of  tfcem  dead 
toitb  a  single  bloto  of  ijis  are,  and  bore 


Doton  powerfully  on  ttyt  other,  anting 
him  back*  dCljc  king  of  Cnglana  toas 
Watching  tljte  encounter,  anD  UrciDrO 
that  the  contest  must  no  longer  con* 
tinue,  if  h*  tooulD  not  babe  great  blooD* 
sljcD  groto  out  of  it,  anD  many  DeaD, 
as  in  yesterDay's  mtle"e ;  therefore  b* 
causeD  announcement  to  be  instantly 
anD  louDly  proclaimed  that,  from  that 
moment,  lie  forbaDe  the  contest  to  go  on, 
anD  tljat  all  must  separate  on  pain  to 
boar  and  to  prosperity  s>o  tlje  combat 
ants  toere  separated,  tohether  they  toere 
glaD  or  sorry*  C,3Pb*  king  of  (EnglanD 
anD  tits  Daughter*  toitb  all  their  court 
people,  returneD  to  the  palace,  anD  the 
knights  of  the  tournament  toent  back 
to  their  loDgings  in  the  city*  tEhe  boDy 
of  the  DeaD  king  toas  taken  up  by  h& 
people,  laiD  in  a  car  cobereD  toitb  black 
belbet,  borne  to  hts  kingDom  in 
lanD,  anD  there  burieD  in  state* 
lookeD  about  him  for  his  knight  anD  his 
horse,  anD  calleD  alouD  for  his  people ; 
but  no  one  came  or  anstoereD  him*  J?e 
teas  in  much  astonishment  tohen  Ijc 
founD  none  of  those  ioho  ijaD  brought 
him  thither,  anD  toas  greatly  troubleD 
toljat  he  shoulD  Do*  C^hough  still  in 
complete  armor,  he  unDertook  to  go  on 
foot  to  the  house  of  the  hermit  in  the 
toooD,  for  he  knelt)  not  tobere  else  to 
seek  for  loDging*  t^his  l;r  DiD,  mur* 
muring  to  himself  that  it  seemeD  clear 
that  misfortune  haD  again  befallen  him, 
anD  that  the  hour  haD  come  in  toliicto  fate 
shoulD  turn  against  him*  C.^o,  obrr,- 
clouDeD  b£  gloom,  he  fuDgeD  that  \)t 
must  leabe  the  gooD  things  that  haD 
seemeD  to  be  falling  into  his  hanDS,  anD 
tobieb  he  i»as  ber\?  untoilling  that  anv 
one  in  the  toorlD  insteaD  of  him  shoulD 


babe*  Cj^tle  ty  toent  beabili?  on  his 
toai»,  his  minD  completely  ulleD  toith  his 
misfortune,  the  ttoenq?  knights,  com? 
manDeD  b^  the  king  to  bring  him  to  the 
court,  toere  Diligently  seeking  him*  5?or 
some  time  they  coulD  finD  no  trace  of 
him,  hating  lost  him  in  the  confusion 
of  the  breaking  up  of  the  tournament ; 
but  riDing  about  in  many  Directions,  a 
party  of  them  at  length  DiscobereD  him, 
toalking  slotoly  anD  mooDily  back  to  the 
hermit's  loDge*  tEbese  follotoeD  him 
stoiftly,  putting  spurs  to  their  horses, 
anD  came  up  to  him,  tohen  their  leaDer 
thus  aDDresseD  him,  C."  jl^oble  knight, 
be  not  angry  toith  us  that  toe  obey  the 
commanD  laiD  upon  us  by  the  king;  for 
he  has  orDereD  us  to  finD  you,  anD  begs 
that  you  toill,  on  this  night,  remain 
toith  hint  for  the  supper,  the  festival, 
anD  the  Dance*  therefore,  in  obeDience 
to  our  master's  commanDS,  toe  must 
conDuct  you  to  h«n»"  C.jlioto  <Dliber 
toas  constraineD  to  Do  tohate'er  the  king 
commanDeD,  therefore  h^  turneD  tym 
back  to  go  toith  the  knights,  in  great 
mortification  that  he  IjaD  no  fitting  ap* 
parel  in  tohich  to  appear  at  court;  anD 
this  toas  the  more  Distressing  to  Ijis 
minD  tohen  ty  remembereD  the  tit* 
gance  of  the  costumes  he  haD  toorn, 
anD  the  magnificence  of  his  equipages, 
upon  his  former  appearances  before  the 
king,  the  princess,  anD  the  nobility  of 
tiEnglanD*  j|5oto  he  founD  himself  alone, 
unknoton,  anD  compelleD  to  be  present 
at  a  festival,  toith  other  princes  anD  no? 
bles  richly  claD  anD  numerously  accom^ 
panieD,  tohile  he  haD  no  other  garb  than 
his  battereD  armor ;  he  felt  that  in  such 
guise  he  tooulD  be  a  grim  anD  riDiru* 
lous  bisitant  at  a  feast*  Although  the 


imtgljt,  Ijis  conDuctor,  placea  Ijim  upon 
tljc  best  Ijorse  in  tljc  troop,  ana  sljotocD 
In'm  eberp  reject  ana  courts,  yet  W* 
tljongljts,  in  tljis  return  to  tljc  citv, 
toere  starcety  less  gloomy  tfian  tofcen 
Ije  truagca  on  foot  totoara  tljc  loage  of 
tfce  permit,  ana  in  Jite  mortification 
tie  toisljcD  Ijimself  a  tljonsanD  leagues: 
atoap*  Mfcen  tfcei?  came  into  tlje  city, 
In's1  conaucting  knight  lea  t)im  at  once 
to  l)ts  oton  loaging,  place  D  Ijim  tljcrein, 
ana  after  00  lodging  Ijim  inquirea  tobere 
fcis  0erbant$  toere*  tljat  lie  migbt  send 
for  tljcm,  C.^oor  <JIHitier  toa$  rea  toitti 
sljame  to^en  tie  replied ,  C.**  t^rui^  31 
bnoto  not  tuyere  tlje^  are ;  therefore  31 
cannot  tell  ^ou ;  but  3(1  must  tljis  nigjit 
be*  m^0elf,  bot^  master  anu  0erbant»" 
C^atiil^  t^  toere  t&ua  sfpeabing,  came 
tlje  lanoloro  of  tlje  Ijotise  to  Wittier,  anD 
batie  Ijim  lorlcome,  in  43o&'£  namet  to 
,  saving  pribatrl^  to  Ijiiu, 
of  ^our  sfertantfif  came  to  me 
not  long  since,  ana  gatie  me  a  package* 
telling  me  t&at  ^our  clottieflf  are  therein ; 
ana  l;c  fya*  also  placea  a  bag  unaer  tije 
of  tljr  bea*  QBorrobr r  Ijr  baae  me 
to  £ou  tijnt  ^oti  toill  immeaiatel^ 
0crtiant0,for  tljosc  Uiljo  Ijabe 
toaitea  on  ^ou  until  noto  are  gone,  ana 
l?ou  toill  stee  tl)cm  no  more ;  also  tlmt 
t|)e  fenigljt  toljom  vou  Unouj  greets?  sou 
toell,  ana  beg0  ^ou  not  to  forget  toliat 
Vou  Ijatoe  promisrO  Ijtnt,  ana  t^at  ^ou 
bear  it  in  remembrance  at  tfce  proper 
time*"  HMfytn  <$ltoer  ^eara  t^e  lana^ 
loro  sprats  trjtttf,  tic  iuas;  fillea  tuitt) 
amazement ;  for  ^e  fcaa  neber  been  in 
tljis  t)ou*e  before*  ana  l;e  marbellea 
U)l)at  it  coula  mean*  tljat  tt)f  clotljcs  ana 
otl;cr  things  tjati  been  sent  to  Ijim  t)f re, 
ttje  0enaer  gating  hnoiun  uotjcre  toad  to 


be  I)t0  loaging*  loljc n  Ije  Ijimsclf 
no  bnotoleage  or  intimation  of  it,  ana 
toljere  lie  baa  come  bj?  chance,  a«  it 
scr meo  to  ljim»  Colas'  it  a  snarr  of  tljr 
ebil  one?  i?e  cro00ea  tymtett ;  but  re* 
membering  tl;at  tije  Unigljt,  luljo  Ijao 
been  00  trul^  I)i0  friena*  ana  of  iuliom 
be  coula  tljink  no  ebil*  Uoas  tljc  genaer 
of  a  message  ijr re,  as  incll  as  tlir  giber 
of  tljf  package  ana  bag  spoUcn  of  bv  I) is 
lanoloro,  be  res^olbea  to  auail  l)imsclf 
of  tlje  gooa  fortune  tiiusr  mp0tf  riouslv 
sent,  ana  of  uM)tcl)  Ijc  so  mud)  stooo  in 
neea»  HQfytn  Ije  toent  into  t^e  c^jam* 
ber  toljicl)  t^e  lanalora  sijotoeD  Ijim ,  ana 
uit)f n  Ije  uias;  alone  sougljt  unaer  ttjc 
bea*  at  ttjc  tjcao,  ana  founa  tljrre  a  bag* 
as  tl)e  lanalora  tjaa  0aia*  ana*  bv  it*  tlje 
kev  of  tljc  lock  umlj  tuljtcl)  it  toad  maae 
fast*  Opening  tljc  bag*  lie  founa  it  full 
of  gola*  gooa  Cnglisij  nobles' ;  ana  lie 
luas  brrv  glaa  to  be  tints  put  in  condition 
to  appear  properl\\  C.Cljen  be  toent  out 
to  speaU  further  toitlj  tlje  knight  ujljo 
l)ao  brought  l)tm  tuljere  be  baa  founa  00 
muclj  gooa  fortune*  but  toad  tola  tljat 
Ije  Ijao  gone  to  change  Ijis  armor  for 
an  evening  Dress ;  so  returning  to  l)is 
chamber*  being  alone*  ana  it  uuas  not 
vet  time  to  go  to  tbe  court,  be  sat  aoton 
ana  countea  tlje  gola*  ana  founa  tljcre 
fitie  tljousana  nobles,  ^ffil'tjen  Ije  ijaa 
campletea  tlie  count*  ^e  gabe  thanks?  to 
(SoD  for  l!;ts  grace,  ana  also  to  tbe  knigljt 
luljo  IjaD  00  tljougljt  of  Ijis  nr CDS;  C.^15 
ter  be  IjaD  put  tlje  gola  again  into  tlje 
bag*  tljcre  came  to  Ijim  in  Ijis  chamber 
fitic  beautiful  voutljs  DresscD  in  ujliite 
silk*  ana  ten  otljcrs  claD  in  uiljitc  clotlj, 
Wwt  greetea  (DUber*  ana  0aia,  C."<te 
cious  lora*  vour  stcioarD  came  to  us 
tljis  morning*  ana  gatie  to  eaclj  a  mljite 


Dress,  saying  it  uons  votir  color,  anD  cljat 
pou  ujoulo  take  us  into  pour  service ; 
so  toe  are  come  to  pott,  to  learn  if  tljis 
be  pour  toill*  Cljere  10  no  one  among 
us  tut)o  Ija0  not  Ijaa  a  noble  master; 
some  of  us  liabe  been  servants  of  tlje 
Count  of  jflanDers,  others  of  tlje  lorD 
of  Brussels :  therefore  eaclj,  as  31  Ijabe 
saiD,  lias  a  noble  master,  But  tljese 
lorDS  Ijatic  more  servants  tljan  tljep  w* 
quire  or  Desire,  therefore  toe  are  free ;  anD 
in  consequence  of  tljc  noble  DeeDS  toe 
babe  seen  pou  DO,  toe  toislj  to  serbe  pou, 
if  sucfc  be  pour  toill*"  C."  fl>*w  frienDS," 
replieD  ©liber,  "  out  of  pour  oton  gooD* 
ness  pou  sap  more  gooD  things  of  me 
t^an  31  Deserbe,  anD  31  unDerstanD  ttiat 
cad;  of  pou  Ijas  ijnD  a  better  master  tljan 
31  am ;  but  since  it  is  pour  toislj,  31  take 
pou  into  mp  serbice,  anD  to^morrote, 
tofcen  31  learn  tfcat  pou  are  knoton 
people,  31  toill  probiDe  for  pou,  anD  ap# 
point  for  carl)  tlje  Duties  in  tobicl)  Ijc  is 
sfeilleD,"  C.<^ne  of  tlie  servants  replieD, 
C"  Gracious  master,  pour  stetoarD  bas 
DirecteD  ttiat  31  sljall  be  pour  master  of 
tt)t  stables ;  so  map  it  please  pou  to  gibe 
orDers  uiljict)  of  pour  Ijorses  sljall  noto 
atoait  pour  use*  Hfym  are  in  pour  sta? 
bles,  beloto,  fibe  beautiful  stallions, 
anD  ttoo  mares  tljat  are  small  anD  fine, 
Sfjcsc  3)  toill  take  charge  of,  anD  Do  in 
all  things  as  toell  as  31  on,  since  tfye 
stetoarD  Ijas  giben  me  charge  of  tlje 
Corses,  anD  if  sucb  be  pour  toilU  W^tttf 
fore,  gracious  master,  as  it  is  far  from 
fccrc  to  tljc  palace,  toill  it  please  pou  to 
sap  to  me  toljicl)  ijorse  g^nll  be  prepared 
for  pour  present  use ;  anD  31  pw^  ^ou, 
tell  me  also  tobict)  saDDle^clotb  sljall  be 
laiD  ober  tlje  saDDle,  tljat  toiti)  figurco 
belbet,  or  one  embroiDereD  toitb  golD, 


anD  if  four  mounteD  attenDants  sljall 
be  in  toaiting  on  pou»"  C,<DUber  toas 
more  surpriseD  at  suclj  astonishing 
gooD  fortune  tl;an  be  Ijau  been  before; 
be  crosseD  t)imself  Deboutlp,  tljen  saiD, 
€.**%  gooD  frienD,  go,  in  tbe  name  of 
6oD,  anD  saDDle  for  me  tlje  one  of  tfce 
ttoo  smaller  Ijorses  tljat  seems  to  pou 
most  fitting;  anD  place  on  tlje  saDDle  tfce 
embroiDereD  clotlj.  ^>enD,  also,  tljc  ser; 
bing  men  toitl)  torches,  tljat  tljep  ligljt 
me  to  t^e  court*"  C.^bnr  ©liber  com* 
manDeD  to  unDo  tlje  package  containing 
bis  costumes*  {H3)is  toas  straigljttoap 
Done,  anD  therein  toerefounD  t^ree  suits 
of  tl)c  colors  lie  Ijao  toorn  on  tlje  tljree 
Daps;  namelp,  black,  reD,  anD  toljtte, 
Ws$  coats  anD  breeches  toere  of  belbet, 
tl)c  toaistcoats  of  silk  Damask,  anD  ttje 
tljrc c  beautiful  caps  toere  caclj  ricl;lp  Dec; 
orateD  toitl)  precious  stones  anD  enam* 
els*  Cljcre  toas  also  a  fine  stoorD  in  a 
scabbarD  of  fetoelleD  anD  enamelleD  golD, 
anD  otljcr  nclj  ornaments  suitable  to  tl;e 
court  costume  of  a  prince,  HWfytn  ®\it 
ber  beljelD  t^is  magnificence,  Ije  crieD, 
C.**  ^  gracious  anD  beneficent  <S5oD,  if 
Cljott  sljo toest  so  mu el;  grace  to  me  tljat 
tljc  Ijour  map  come  uiljen  ©liber  anD  tlje 
beautiful  H;elena  map  be  as  closelp  anD 
tjolilp  uniteD  as  tijc  ttoo  letters  tooben 
together  on  tljis  cap,  tljcn  toere  31  fo^ 
eber  in  Debt  to  tEljp  bolp  fabor ! "  C.^en 
©liber  DresseD  Ijimself  for  tljc  festibal; 
anD  tljc  clothes  fitteD  Ijim  as  perfectlp 
as  if  tljep  IjaD  been  moulDeD  upon  t;im, 
Mljcn  be  toas  DresseD,  Ijis  Ijorse  toas 
also  reaDp,  anD  stooD  before  tljc  bouse, 
toitb  tlje  four  mounteD  attenDants* 
$>oon  came  tlje  knigljt  totjo  IjaD  brought 
Ijint  Ijttljcr,  saping  tljat  be  tooulD  attenD 
Ijim  to  tljc  court  anD  tljat  it  toas  full 


time  fyty  toere  on  tfce  toap*  (Eben  tbe 
torches  toere  ligljteD,  anD  tljey  rooe  to- 
getljer  to  tlje  court* 

Chapter  fr  ®f  tfje  ftsttte 

it?  at  tlje  Cnglisb  Court  in  honor  of  tlje 
king's  Daughter  an*  of  ttje  Uictor  of  tl;e 
tournament,  an D  in l;at  teas  Done  thereat* 


tyen  ®liber  came  to  tbe  gate* 
toay  of  tbe  palace  tie  00  touched 
bts  boi#e  toitt)  tlie  spurs  tljat  it  maDe 
tlic  most  graceful  cttrfcets  tbat  baD  eber 
been  seen,  anD,  as  its?  master  DesireD, 
struck  fire  from  tbe  stones  of  tbe  patoe; 
ment,  00  tbat  elieri?  one  Iua0  Oralun  to 
tlje  inintjolris  to  see  inm  as  Ije  roDe  up 
unfcer  tlje  Ug^t  of  flaming  torches*  C.3(ln 
t)t£f  magnificent  court  tress  ty  teas  so 
princely  anD  charming  a  person  t^at  no 
one  coulo  satisfy  t)imself  Uottl)  gating ; 
anD  so  many  people  toere  present  loljen 
lie  Dismounted  tljat  l)is  attenDants  IjaD 
to  make  a  toap  for  Ijtm  tljrougJ)  tljem ; 
anD,  if  \)t  IjaD  been  a  monster  of  tlje  sea* 
t|iere  mig^t  not  Ijabe  been  more  toon* 
Der,  nor  a  greater  assemblage  of  people 
to  beiiolD  Ijim,  C.^lnD  it  toas  tolD  to  tlje 
king  and  Ijis  court  tljat  tl)e  UJljtte  fenigljt 
IjaD  come  anD  toas  noto  entering  tl)e  pal 
ace,  anD  tljat  sucl)  toas  bis  resplenDent 
beauty  tljat  its  like  baD  neber  before  been 


seen,  for  it  toas  nature's  masterpiece* 
(UHKfctn  ttjis  report  came  tl)e  laDies 
asfeeD  one  of  another,  "OTjence  comes 
ttiis  fairy  Unigljt ,  tljis  prince  of  a  golDen 
lanD  of  romance,  tl)ts  being  brighter  anD 
more  fcaliant  tljan  tlje  toorlD  ijas  eber 
before  seen  ? — J?appi?  are  toe  tfcat  be  bas 
eome  to  our  lanD  anD  to  our  court/' 
Cj3nD  toljispers  anD  Ijalf  toljispers  anD 
replies  ran  rounD  tbe  circle  of  court 
Dames,  Damsels,  anD  tbeir  attenDant 
fenigbts;  tljen  migbt  it  babe  been  no^ 
ticeD  tbat  tbe  knigbts  toere  DisposeD  to 
sneer,  but  tbe  laDies  tjaD  notljing  but 
praise  to  utter*  CJIn  tbe  miDst  of  a 
murmur  of  sucb  loto^spoken  toorDS, 
<^liber  entereD  tbe  ball,  tobere  tbe  court 
toas  assembleD ;  anD  tbe  murmur  DieD 
into  silence,  all  listening  to  b^ar  tbe 
toorDS  be  migbt  speak*  C^e  greeteD  tbe 
king,  tbe  laDies,  tbe  nobles,  all  tbe  court 
circle,  toitb  princely  courtesy  anD  courtly 
toorDS;  to  tobicb  tbe  king  anD  nobles 
responDeD  in  like  manner,  anD  receibeD 
bim  toitb  great  Distinction  anD  Digni; 
fieD  hospitality;  but,  at  tbe  same  time, 
certain  glances  flasbeD  unDer  mas^ 
culine  brotos,  bigb^arcbeD  into  court 
smiles,  as  if  to  say,  tbat  tl)ey  DID  not 
finD  bfot  «fo  ercessibel^  beautiful  or 
charming ;  anD  in  tbe  bf arts  of  tljese 
toere  many  most  sincere  toisbes  tbat 
tbis  princely  Visitor's  face  anD  all  of  bis 
boDp  baD  been  an  bunDreD  miles  atoa^, 
or  back  in  bis  oton  fairylanD,  insteaD  of 
bere,  tobere  be  baD  so  Victoriously  toon 
tbe  bigb^t  praise  in  tbe  tournament, 
anD  toasnoto  toinning  tbeaDmiration  of 
eben?  laD^'s  beart*  t^bis  toas  entop,  tbe 
bice  of  courts;  for  <Pltocr  toas  amiable 
anD  moDest,  as  cbarming  in  manners 
as  in  person,  altoa^s  courteous  to  infe> 


riors,  and  unassuming  tuitl)  princes, 
nobles,  anD  knigljts;  00  tljat  tljere  toas 
no  reason  tojjy  any  one  sljoulD  feel  en* 
mity  to  #m;  anti  it  coulD  only  be  etril 
lurking  in  tljose  hearts;  tljat  toisfceD  Ijim 
tiarm;  anD  tljese  courtiers,  beJjinD  tjjeir 
ceremonious  smiles,  DiD  foist)  Ijim  all 
kinDS  of  farm*  BesiDes,  tie  toas  a  prob* 
able  obstacle  in  tlje  part;  of  many  a  court 
ambition.  «L&iiljile  CHttier  toas  tljus  re? 
ceibeD  toitlj  tfce  courtesy  of  professed  aD* 
miration  by  ebery  one,  tfce  princess  tyek 
ena,  attenDeD  by  many  princes,  nobles, 
anD  laDies  of  tlje  court,  came  into  tlje 
Ijall,  mljielj  foas  magnificently  Decorate 
CD,  or r  Dress  foas  so  ricljly  ornamental 
tljat  it  foas  foorttj  a  DuUeDom,  ano  slje 
neUer  before  foorn  one  so  splenoiD* 
it  foas  tjer  beauty  tljat  gabe  its 
greatest  brightness  to  tlje  t;all;  for  slje 
foas  fair  b e vonD  1 1) r  fairness  of  otljer  foo^ 
men,  fair  as  tljat  otljer  fytltn,  for  fotjom 
tlje  loft£  toalls  of  tETro^  toere  laia  lofo  — 
t^at  goo^born  H?elen,  so  beautiful  tljat, 
in  a  lanD  of  toorlo^famet)  beaut^^  s^e  foas 
peerless ;  so  beautiful  tljat  ijer  name 
tjescenOeD  tljrougl)  tlje  ages  as  a  spno* 
nvin  of  female  beauty ;  so  beautiful  as 
to  set  ttje  foorlo  in  arms  for  Ijcr  posv 
session*  C,l3ut  tlji s  tale  must  nofo  pro^ 
cerD  to  ttje  Direct  matter  of  its  tjistorp. 
C.CCJ tjen  ttje  princess  came  near  Ijcr  fa# 
tljer,  s^e  fenelt  before  |jim,  ant)  oiD  ^im 
reference,  as  foas  fitting  for  a  subject* 
tljouglj  a  Daugljter.  Cljc  king  took  Ijer 
IjanD,  raiseD  tjer  up,  ano  baDe  ijer  foel? 
come  in  <$ot)'s  name*  ^e  foas  greeteD, 
also,  bp  all  tlje  princes  ant)  nobles,  to 
foljom,  separately,  slje  gatie  tljanUs  for 
t^eir  courtesy  in  fitting  tooms,  as  slje 
foell  Unefo  Ijoiu  to  Do*  C.^liter,  foljom 
slje  recognijeD  from  Ijis  noble  anD  tit; 


gant  appearance,  foas  brougljt  before 
Ijer,  anD  slje  baDe  Ijim  foelcome  in  fefo 
anD  moDest  toorDs*  l^er  tieart  at  once 
foent  out  tofoarD  Ijim  as  tje  replied  to 
|jer  toelcome  in  courtly  anD  toelUcljosen 
sentences,  looking  up  into  ber  face  in 
respectful  aDmiration*  #t  t^iis  meeting 
of  tfoo  beautiful  ones  it  foas  necessary 
to  ask  tlje  knigljts  to  stanD  back  tljat  tlje 
laDies  migljt  look  on  (Dliber  anD  tlje  prin- 
cess, as  it  foas  tljeir  foistj  to  Do*  <fi>f  tlje 
unfoeDDeD  laDies, — pertjaps  of  tlj  e  foeD^ 
DeD  Dames,  too,— eac^  one  saiD  to  ljer# 
self,  or  |jaD  t^e  fcalkconfesseD  tljoug^jt, 
C.**  ^HttoulD  to  (SoD  t^at  t^jis  noble  stran^ 
ger  foere  mv  IjusbanD ,  anD  IjaD  foon  me, 
as  Ije  Ijas  foon  our  princess,'7  for  tljep  all 
gate  Ijim  tlje  pri?e,  as  tlje  most  ualiant 
anD  successful  knigljt*  C,CSUjile  tljat 
foljielj  Ijas  been  relateD  took  place,  ttje 
banquet  foas  maDe  reaD^ ;  anD  as  soon 
as  all  foas  prepares,  tlje  louD  sounDing 
of  trumpets  summoned  ebcry  one  to 
prepare  for  ttje  feast,  anD  to  foastj  tlje 
tjanDS*  C.tE^t)e  king  stood  up,  anD  untlj 
man^  great  lorDs ;  tljese  toent  to 
by  ttje  king's  commanD,  anD 
asUed  Ijim  to  make  knofon  foljence  Ije 
came,  anD  fotjat  foas  Ijis  rank  anD  fanu 
tt^»  €.^  ansfoereD  tljat  ^pain  toas  t^e 
land  of  tjis  birtlj,  tljat  Ije  toas  a  poor 
knigljt  of  no  ijiglj  rank,  tjis  family  noble, 
but  obscure*  C.TO0  toas  beliebeD  nei^ 
tfcer  by  tlje  king  nor  by  tfce  others  to^o 
IjearD  it ;  for  it  seemed  to  ttjem  all  tljat 
^is  bearing  anD  mien  betokeneD  tljat 
lie  toas  born  of  a  princely  fcouse ;  Ijis 
manners  sljotoeD  intimate  acquaint 
ance  toitb  t^je  etiquette  of  royal  courts ; 
anD  as  to  poverty,  tljat  foas  absurd  in 
connection  toitlj  ttje  state  totjictj  Ije  Ijad 
maintaineD  During  t^e  last  tljree  Days ; 


for  Ijouj  could  i)f  probiar  himself  toitb 
dress,  armor,  ana  equipage,  unless  bp 
thecommand  of  toealth:  the  gems  alone 
tljat  sparblcd  on  Ins  costume  exceeded 
in  balue  the  fortune  of  manp  a  toealths 
bnight*  £>o  they  all  concluded  that  he 
toas  resolbed  to  Disguise  hig!)  ranb  be* 
math  the  assumption  of  lotoer  station* 
C.tEhe  bing  toob  h&  seat  at  table,  and 
toith  hfoi  his  fcigijest  princes  and  fabor* 
ites;  but  the  princess  Helena  toas  seat* 
eft  in  the  middle  of  tlje  room,  at  a  table 
raised  abotoe  tljr  others,  that  all  might 
habe  the  pleasure  of  seeing  ^er»  #t  the 
table  toith  her*  on  fcer  riglit  ^ant,  toas 
t^e  cfcief  fuDge,  anD  t|ie  princes  ana 
laDies  to^o  toere  tlje  otfcer  fuoges  sat 
also  at  IK r  table*  Caliber,  at  first,  maoe 
man^  polite  ercuses  before  lie  tooulD 
consent  to  sit  at  tlje  king's  table,  at  a 
place  reserbeD  for  ^im  besioe  t^je  feing; 
but,  entreated  bi?  t^e  monarch,  tje  coulD 
no  longer  refuse,  so  &e  mooestl^  toob 
t^e  seat  assigned  #m,  according  to  t^e 
bing's  tois^  ^>oon  all  toere  seated,  rtje 
nobles,  bnigljts,  ladies,  and  poung  maid* 
ens,  a  great  and  splendid  company 
C,t!Po  relate  tfce  service  at  table,  and  re* 
count  tl)c  rare  and  delicious  disljes  tljat 
toere  placed  before  tlje  guests,  toould 
balb  tlje  tale  too  long :  it  toas  a  ro^al 
feast,  and  all  toere  delighted ;  but  abotie 
all  tlje  pleasures  of  the  table  and  tljr 
splendor  of  the  scene,  that  mljich  Uias 
most  pleasing  to  the  e^e  and  hf art  — 
and  in  this  all  toere  agreed — toas  the 
beautiful  princess,  toho  toas  a  refresh* 
ment  to  the  ioear^  and  an  encourage* 
ment  to  manliness ;  and  there  toas  no 
one  of  all  the  great  company  of  nobles, 
bnights,  and  gentlemen  toho  toould  not, 
in  her  service,  hatie  dared  the  utmost 


danger*  C.3>uring  the  repast  the  bing 
paid  much  attention  to  <®lifeer,  centers* 
ing  freely  toith  him*  and  constantly 
charmed  b^  tji0  modest,  toise,  and  toitt^ 
replies*  CjH2lljen  the  feast  had  long  con* 
tinued,  the  cloth  toas  removed,  and  eberp 
one  stood  up;  then, after  grace  toas  said 
and  thanbs  giben  to  <0od  for  aU  the 
good  things  enfoped,  the  dance  began* 
JUWnt  the  dancing  commenced,  the 
ten  princes  and  ten  ladies  tohom  the 
bing  had  chosen  to  be  the  fudges  of  the 
tournament  toent  into  a  room  apart, 
and  consulted  upon  the  question,  toho 
had  toon  the  most  (ante,  and  done  the 
most  gallant  deeds,  during  the  three 
daps  ?  31n  this  they  toere  not  of  one 
mind ;  for  one  fudge  held  that  it  toas  the 
son  of  the  bing  of  Scotland ;  another 
toould  habe  it  giuen  to  the  Count  of 
glanders;  but  the  others  insisted  that 
it  toas  due  to  the  Spanish  bnight*  Sit 
length,  after  considerable  discussion, 
the  ttoo  dissenting  ones  toere  brought 
to  agree  toith  the  others,  and  all  united 
in  gibing  their  boices  for  the  faborite 
bnight,  CjlWf  11  the  bing  toas  informed 
that  thep  toere  readp  toith  their  fudg* 
ment,  h*  Wt  the  dance,  toent  into  the 
chamber  tohere  thep  toere  sitting,  and 
asbed  them  tohat  thep  had  decided* 
i^^ereupon  thep  fell  upon  their  bnees 
to  replp ;  but  lie  bade  them  stand  up  and 
mabe  their  anstoer*  &o  the  chief  fudge 
gate  their  decision  in  these  toords: 
C."  dttactou*  master,  toe  habe  faithfully 
done  thv  toill  in  this  matter,  habing  been 
stoorn  to  be  mobed  in  our  judgment  b£ 
no  influence  of  lobe  or  disfabor,  bp  no 
opinions  or  toishes  expressed  to  us  bv 
any  person  tohateberj  but  to  decide 
through  simple  fustice,  as  our  oton  rea* 


son  Dictates,  anD  tljrottglj  fear  of  no  one, 
neither  prince  nor  lorD,  fcotoetoer  Ijigti 
in  rank  or  familp,  (Eljis  oath  Ijas  been 
kept ;  ant)  tljis  10  our  true  f  ttDgment,  in 
tuljiclj  toe  are  all  agreeD :  tljat  of  all  tljose 
toljo  took  part  in  tlje  tournament  no  one 
bas  sljoton  Ijtmself  so  skilful  in  arms;, 
00  successful  in  combat,  00  baliant  of 
Daring,  00  gallant  in  DeeDS  During  tbe 
tljreeDaps,  as  tlje  £>pamsij  knight,  tofco 
appeared  in  tlje  lists  on  tlje  first  Dap  in 
black,  on  t^e  seconD  Dap  in  reD,  anD  on 
tljc  tljirD  Dap  in  uuljite.  Wit  Declare  tljat 
be  surpasseD  all  others;  anD  therefore 
toe  make  knoton  to  tbp  grace  tljat  it  is 
our  Decision  tljat  tlje  0panist)  knight 
tjas  toon  tlje  pri?e;  anD  toe  00  place  tlje 
matter  in  tin  fcanDS,  tbat  tfcou  mapest 
act  in  suclj  manner  as  is  tin  toilU" 
C."«3ooD  frienDS,  Dear  cousins,  anD 
most  amiable  anD  bclobcD  laDies,"  m? 
stoereD  tlje  king,  **  31  unDerstanD  ^our 
fuDgment,  anD  ^oto  ^ou  IjaDe  come  to 
make  it,  anD  acknotoleDge  tljat  it  tooulD 
be  against  all  fustice  anD  rigljt  to  UDttl> 
IjolD  tlje  praise  anD  retoarD  from  tlje 
knigljt  uoljo  Ijas  00  toell  earneD  it  b^  Ijis 
Untgljtlv  settice;  anD,  inDeeD,  IjaD  31 
been  of  tlje  fuDge0,  my  Decision  tooulD 
Ijabe  been  tlje  same  tljat  you  Ijatoe  maDe ; 
anD  3(1  tljank  vou  all  for  pour  labors  anD 
for  ^our  fait^fulne00«  But,  consiDering 
toell  tlje  future,  our  interests  anD  tjonor, 
anD  tljat  tlje  pri>e  must  be  giuen  to  a 
foreigner  toljo  is  entirely  unknoton  to 
us,  it  seems  pruDent  to  aDUise  tljis,— 
if  it  seems  gooD  to  ^ou,  —  tfcat  one  of 
pott  sap  to  Ijim,  tljat  tlje  prije  anD  tlje 
ijonor  babe  been  toon  bp  \)int  before  all 
otljers,  anD  tljat  it  is  aDfuDgeD  bp  pott 
all  tljat  mp  Daughter  be  gitien  to  Ijim ; 
but  one  conDition  31  beg  of  Ijim :  tljat  be 


remain  a  pear  at  mp  court  before  tfce 
marriage,  in  orDer  tbat  toe  map  learn 
biflf  character  more  fullp*  HBut  31  Ijere^ 
toitl)  promise,  bp  mp  croton,— anD  tljte 
promise  sljall  be  unalterable,  —  tljat  at 
tlje  enD  of  tlje  pear  31  toill  gibe  Ijim  tlje 
princess!  in  marriage,  if  31  finD  bim  no 
otljer  tljan  31  noto  see  anD  tljink ;  for, 
in  tljat  case,  no  man  in  ttje  toorlD  is 

more  toortyp  *f  $&  tfcan  ^e»  31n  W*  31 
tooulD  babe  tjim  belieUe  tljat  tljere  is  no 
ttjottgljt  to  take  from  Ijim  tljat  toljiclj  be 
Ijas  toon  bp  bis  imigljtlp  DeeDS*  C.^lso 
map  pou  sap  to  Ijim,  tljat  31  Do  not  urislj 
to  put  Ijim  at  enmitp  initlj  potoerful 
princes  anD  nobles  noto  Ijere,  uMjo  came 
from  far  anD  near  for  tbe  purpose  of 
toinning  tlje  pri^e  of  tlje  tournament* 
31f  mp  Daughter  toere  giben  bim  toljile 
tljep  are  pet  ijere  tljep  tooulD  gruDge  Ijim 
t^e  Ijonor ;  anD  tljrottglj  entip  anD  IjatreD 
seek  to  assail  Ijim ;  ujljerebp  tljere  rntgljt 
be  great  Danger  to  bis  life  anD  Disturb^ 
ance  of  tfce  realm*  3|t  is  therefore  mp 
luislj  tljat  tljis  sljottlD  be  saiD  to  bint  in 
sucb  manner  tbat  ty  map  unDerstanD, 
anD  be  fullp  satisfieD*"  C,e2njen  be  IjaD 
finisljeD  speaking  tlje  princes  anD  laDies 
toent  into  council  again  together,  anD 
fbunD  tbat  tbe  king  lja&  spoken  toell ; 
anD  tljep  DeciDeD  tbat  it  toas  best  to 
knoto  inljat  anstoer  tlje  ^panislj  Unigljt 
tooulD  make,  before  tljese  toorDS  anD 
t^is  request  toere  publiclp  announceD ; 
for  it  tooulD  be  a  great  Dishonor  to  tlje 
king  if  bis  DemanD  toere  refuseD  before 
so  manp  princes  anD  nobles*  tEljep  toere 
toell  satisfieD  tljat  tlje  king  toas  rigljt, 
in  tbat  it  toas  necessarp  to  knoto,  more 
surelp  tljan  tljep  DiD  at  present,  luljat 
manner  of  man  tljis,  tfceir  faborite 
knigljt,  toas;  for 


mud)  of  Ijastr  to  Do  a  tiling, 
&orroto  anD  sore  regret  man  bring* 
C,&ljr  fuDge  toljo  toas  cbosen  to  speak 
toitb  (DUtier  sottgljt  ijim  out  in  tlje  Ijall 
among  tlje  Dancers,  took  Ijtm  by  tlje 
sleebe,  anD  leD  Ijtm  apart  to  tell  Ijtm 
urtjat  tlje  king  proposes  Caliber  l)aa 
feareD  tlje  result,  for  tbe  reason  tbat 
tbere  toere  fjere  00  many  potoerful 
princes:  anD  nobles,  to  tobom  tbe  king 
tooulD  naturally  prefer  to  gibe  ty&  Daugb* 
ter,  ratber  rtjan  to  an  unknoton  knigbt ; 
for  tljese  migljt  be  of  more  promise  of 
aid  anD  serbiee  tljan  eoulD  be  eiqpecteD 
of  Ijim ;  also  Ije  Imeto  tljat,  in  tljetr  titsv 
pleasure,  it  toa$  po00ible  tliat  t^ey  migbt 
unite  tljeir  strengtlj^  ano  make  mud) 
trouble  for  t^e  king*  C.^erefore  ty  toasf 
partly  prepared  for  t^e  communication 
of  tlje  fuDge,  anD  tljougtjt  to  Ijtmsrlf 
tljat,  if  tie  OiD  not  toillingly  consent  to 
t^e  request  noto  maue  of  t)im,  tlje  fuoge* 
migljt  reconsider  tljeir  Decision ;  anD  00 
!je  migljt  lose  foreber  tlje  pri?e  noto  of* 
fereD  Ijint  on  tljese  conDitions;  so  ty 
cheerfully  gate  Ijts  consent  to  toljat  toas 
proposeD,  anD  replieD,  €L'^racious  lorD, 
you  are  oberkinD  to  me ;  for  31  am  not 
Deserting  of  ttje  beautiful  CngUslj  priu? 
cess  anD  t\)i<s  great  alliance ;  still,  as 
you  inform  me  ttiat  tlje  king  anD  Ijfe 
council  babe  atoarDeD  me  surlj  toonDer^ 
ful  gooD  fortune,  anD  tljat  it  is  by  Ijis 
tnisb  tbat  you  make  tljis  request  of  me, 
31  gratefully  accept  tfce  atoarD ;  anD  reply, 
tljat  it  is  not  necessary  tljat  be  sljotilo 
ask  tljis  tljing  of  me,  as  one  tuljo  bas 
something  to  entreat ;  for  31  babe  no  De# 
sire  to  oppose  b&  luilU"  C,<Kl)f  prince 
returneD  to  tbe  king,  to  tobom  bf  relateD 
iuljat  baD  passeD  in  bis  interbieto  toitb 
<DUber ,  anD  saiD  tljat  be  baD  neber  bearD 


any  one  speak  more  toisely,  moDestly, 
or  courteously,  or  in  a  toay  more  De* 
serbing  of  Ijouor  anD  praise,  tljan  tljat 
knigbt*  C.^b^  tog  toas  bery  joyful  at 
tbis  reply,  anD  DeciDeD  tljat  tbe  fetoel, 
mljtclj,  in  aDDition  to  tbe  IjanD  of  tbe 
princess,  toas  a  pri?e  of  tbe  tounta? 
ment,  sljoulD  be  immeDiately  giben; 
anD  be  nameD  a  knigbt  ujljo  sljoulD  pre? 
sent  it,  saying  to  Ijtm,  tljat  mljrn  tbe 
proper  time  came  be  tooulD  gibe  tbe  sig* 
nal  to  bring  it;  all  of  toljtrlj  toas  Done 
accorDing  to  l;is  toisb*  C,n?e  tljcn  left 
tbe  cbamber  of  tbe  fuDges  for  tbe  ball  of 
tbe  Dancers,  toljr re  be  founD  Ijis  Daugb^ 
ter,  anD,  leaDing  Ijrr  to  a  place  apart,  sat 
by  brc  a«D  saiD,  C.**^^  beautiful  anD 
Dear  Daugbter,  tbou  must  noto  anstoer 
me  truly  in  tbe  matter  tobereof  31 
speak/7  C.flWen  sbe  askeD  bint  toljat 
be  toisljeD  tyn  to  tell  Ijim,  Ijc  saiD, 
€.**  ttell  me  noto,  tobicb  of  tbe  knigbts 
tobom  tbou  bast  seen  in  tbe  tljrcc  Days' 
tournament  finDs  most  fabor  toitb 
tbee,  anD  in  rfjy  opinion  bas  sboton  tbe 
greatest  protoess*"  C.**  Gracious  lorD 
anD  fatber,"  slje  replieD,  **3fl  am  not 
more  faborably  inclineD  to  one  tljan  to 
anotljer,  anD  all  are  equally  pleasing  to 
me»"  C.**  Purely  tbou  bast  lookeD  toit^ 
more  pleasure  on  one  tban  on  tbe  otb# 
ers?"  persisteD  tbe  king*  €L"H>ear  fa^ 
tber,"  saiD  tbe  princess,  "  seeing  tbat 
tbou  toisbest  me  to  anstoer  truly,  31 
toill  be  obeDient,  as  is  fitting:  one  is 
to  me  as  otfjers;  toljere  eaclj  Ijas  gaU 
lantly  Done  Ijis  best,  Ijoui  can  31  Declare 
a  preference  ? "  C.0gain  tbe  king  re^ 
peateD  bis  question  in  anotljer  form: 
C."&boulD  tbe  atoarD  anD  tbe  fetoel  be 
giben  to  tbe  fepanislj  knigbt,  tooulD  it 
be  pleasing  to  tbee,  or  tooulDst  tbou 


rather  sec  it  bestotoet  on  gome  potoer? 
ful  noble?"  C."$9p  gracious  bing  ant 
fatljer,"  Ijts  Daughter  anstoereD  Untlj  a 
smile,  "it  is  altoaps  a  fine  ant  fconor* 
able  action,  tofcen  one  teeites  bettoeen 
ridj  ant  poor  luitlj  equal  justice;  but 
tljou  art  toise,  as  prutent,  ant  toilt  to 
tljat  tofcidj  is  fitting  noto,  as  altoaps," 
CtElje  bing  noto  perceibet  plainly 
enouglj  tfcat  bis  djilt  tooult  not  be 
grietet,  or  eben  tispleaset,  if  goot  for* 
tune  befell  tlje  chosen  bnig^t ;  t^ere* 
fore  tie  orteret  tlje  fetoel  to  be  brought, 
as  bat  been  previously  arranges,  uMjielj 
toas  tone*  as  tfce  tale  toill  tell*  CJFtot 
came  mans  sferbing  men  bearing  lig^tet 
torches,  toljo  criet  alout  t^at  etoen?  one 
0l)oul  t  make  room  ant  scant  back*  t&tien 
came  a  Imigljt  of  t|ie  ro^al  bouflfet  in  ar* 
mor  oberlait  ioitb  a  magnificent  robe, 
to l;o  carrtet  in  1) is  bant  a  long  ant  Ijeatoi? 
cljain  of  golt  rieljlv  gnrnisijrD  toitb  prr  # 
ctous  stones;  tljis  \)t  belt  aloft  rljac 
all  migbt  see*  Be^int  tfce  bnigljt  came 
ttoo  fair  £oung  mait  ens,  toljosr  tresses 
toere  as  splentit  as  tljat  of  tlje  fenigljt 
— maitens  feir  in  face  ant  form,  so 
tijat  tljep  toere  a  m  to  all  U)I)o  looket 
on  tljenu  (Eljcsc  maitens  toere  attentet 
b^  four  knigljts  rtcljlv  clotljet,  ant  tljev 
all  came  ant  fenelt  before  t^e  bing,  in 
fitting  Ijomage,  ant  asUet  if  it  toas  l;is 
toill  tljat  tlje  prije  sljoult  be  giurn ;  to 
uilj  id)  be  gabe  t;is  assent*  tr:  l)r  n  Un  igljts 
ant  maitens,  in  formal  state,  passet 
arount  tlje  ball  until  tljrp  came  to  tl)c 
place  toljere  €>liuer  bat  motestl\?  uiid), 
traton  among  otber  of  t^e  guests,  Qfyt 
armet  fentgljt  callet  upon  Ijim  to  stant 
ford),  for  be  toas  ctjarget  to  speab  toitl) 
tlim*  Wii)tn  be steppet  fortoart ,  in  some 
confusion,  tlje  bnigbt  tl;us  attresset 


.*^ost  seining  example  of  man^ 
boot  ant  bnigbtl^  protoess,  t^e  bing, 
our  most  gracious  master,  ant  dje  no# 
bles  ant  laties  \)ttt  assemblet,  tubo 
babe  been  teligbtet  bu  tbe  great  ant 
bnigbtl^  teets  of  arms  tispla^et  in  pub^ 
lie  in  vour  most  glorious  acts,  bestoto 
upon  i?ou  t^is  cbain,  ant  gibe  EOU  ttjere^ 
Uoitlj  djf  praise  ant  meet  of  djampion? 
sl)ip,  abobe  all  ottier  bniglits,  in  tljr  tljree 
ta^s'  tournament*"  €L^ben  follotoet 
tlje  presentation  of  tije  djain,  tlje  ents 
of  tobicl)  toere  belt  up  b^  tt)e  maitens, 
uiljilr  tl)e  bnigbt  supportet  tlje  mittle 
of  it  in  l)is  raiset  bant*  0fter  luljid; 
tljebniglit  continuet,  €L"3I  am  noio  to 
speab  of  our  gracious  lat£,  tlje  princess 
Helena,  in  regart  to  tojjom  tlje  bing 
gibes  von  to  bnoto,  tljat  rour  claim  to 
Ijis  tattgljter's  bant,  tlirougb  tlje  pro? 
clamation  mate  in  all  lants,  tbat  slje 
sljoult  be  toon  bp  tlje  most  approtet 
bntgljt  in  tlje  tournament,  toill  be  belt 
to  immobablp*  515ut  be  Desires  tljat  pott 
toill  toait  mljile  one  pear  runs  its  course 
before  pou  temant  t^e  fulfilment  of 
tbis  promise ;  ant  be  pletges  bis  binglp 
toort  tljat,  turing  tljis  time,  l)is  tangly 
ter  sljall  remain  untoet ,  ant  tljat  botlj  be 
ant  tlje  princess  toill  bear  tljemselues 
totoart  pou  in  suclj  manner  tljat  pou 
toill  be  satisfiet ;  for  slje  is  to  be  tljen 
giuen  pou  in  marriage,  as  slje  is  noto 
consiteret  to  be  so  betrotljct*  OBore^ 
ober,  tlje  bing  toisijes  pou  to  unter^ 
stant  fullp  tljat,  in  tljis  telap,  be  tesires 
to  tabe  from  pou  no  goot  tijing  tljat 
pou  ijate  teserbet,  ant  tljat  sljoult  be 
pours ;  but,  on  tfce  contrarp,  toisijes  to 
to  pou  muclj  bonor*"  C.^Kitb  motest 
tiftttence  Qlifur  anstoeret  t^e  bnigljt, 
saping  t^at  ty  in  no  toap  teserbet  so 


great  retoarD  ad  IjaD  been  conferred  upon 
Ijim  bp  tlje  king  anD  tljc  judges,  ana  by 
do  ntuci)  good  opinion ;  but  Ije  undciv 
stood  ttjat  it  toad  awarded  tljrottglj  tlje 
gooo  toill  of  tlje  king,  tlje  princes,  ant 
tlje  ladies  of  tlje  court,  anD  be  tooulD  be 
berp  ungrateful  totio  DiD  not  accept  suet) 
kinD  gooD  toill  fopfullp*  #s  to  tye  re* 
quest  of  a  pear's  Delap  of  tlje  marriage, 
tijat  request  sijould  be  a  commanD  to 
Ijim  j  but  tie  earnestlp  beggeo  of  tije  king 
ttiat,  if  lie  fcaD  toon  tjie  pri?e  of  tfce  tour* 
nament,  it  slioulD  not  be  taken  from 
ijim ;  tor  it  toad  Ijis  Ijearf  s1  desire  to  ob; 
tain  at  once  tlje  treasure  be  Ijad  toon ; 
and  no  one  must  beliebe  Ije  tljougljt 
ligljtl^  of  tljat  pri^e,  because  ^e  ineloeo 
to  tlje  request  tljat  l;e  sljoulu  toait  a 
^ear  before  claiming  it;  tofyic^  lie  only 
consented  to  Do  because  sucfy  toas  tlje 
toill  anD  toisl)  of  tl;e  king*  CJn  grate^ 
ful  toorDS  IK  also  t^ankeD  tl;e  king, 
princes,  nobles,  anD  taDies  for  tlje  gift 
of  tlje  precious  fetoel;  anD,  lading  ttie 
cljatn  about  t)is  neck,  gate  Discourteous 
thanks  also  to  tljose  to^o  l)ao  brought 
it  to  Ijini.  C,(!^ljen  tie  toas  askeD  toliat 
toere  tits  baptismal  anD  family  names ; 
to  tofcicfc  fce  replieD,  C."3I  am  calleD  <&& 
tier,  but  may  not,  at  t^is  time,  make 
knoton  m^  femil^  name*"  C.tEl)en 
StooD  fortl)  a  IjeralD,  Uiljo  by  commanD 
of  ttje  king  maDe  proclamation  of  tlje  bic^ 
tor  of  tlje  tournament ;  anD  as  tie  coulD 
not  call  t)im  b^  an^  full  name,  tie  crieD  in 
a  louD  ljoice,C,u  t^tlis  gooD  knigtit, 
ber,  ttiis  black,  reD,  anD  toljite 
ttje  croton  anD  perfect  blossom  of 
knig^tllooD,  lias  acquitteD  liimself  toitlj 
strength,  skill,  anD  mantiooD  beyonD  all 
others,  in  tfce  past  tljree  Daps7  tilting  anD 
combats  of  stoorD  anD  battle^are :  tljere.- 


fore  tlje  fuDges  totio  toere  appointeD,  anD 
Ijatoe  taken  oatljs  to  Deal  justly,  gibe 
anD  orDain  tlje  Ijonor  anD  retoarD  to  Ijim 
alone*"  C.tEPtien  toas  (DUber  leD  before 
tlje  king,  to  Ujljom  tie  DiD  Ijomage;  anD 
tfcankeD  tym  for  ttie  great  tionor 
tjat)  been  stioton  Ijim,  of  to^ict) 
tie  toas  not  ujoittjy,  nor  Deserting.  l?e 
beggeD  ttiat  tie  tooulD  commanD  tjim  in 
all  tljings,  anD  beliebe  Ijim  to  be  altoaps 
tlje  reatjy  servant  of  \)i$  toill*  €Lt!Ptie 
king  anstoereD  tl)at  l)c  tooulD  Do  t^is 
toit^  all  tlis  ijeart ;  tljat  tie  neeD  tiabe  no 
Doubt  of  failing  suclj  position  at  tlje 
court  as  tie  DesireD ;  tljat  tie  tooulD  not 
forget  ijim,  anD  tljat  toliat  tie  tjao  toon 
in  t^e  tournament  be  stioulD  not  lose* 
C."  Gracious  king,"  replieD  <Dliter, "  Jfl 
knoto  tijat  you  mean  me  Ijonor,  anD 
51  stiall  rest  confiDent  in  pour  promise 
ttiat  ttie  full  retoarD  of  mp  success  in 
t^e  tournament  toill  be  mine  at  ttie  ap* 
pointeD  time ;  anD  since  pou  gibe  me 
choice  of  a  place  at  pour  court,  2f|  beg 
pou  to  gibe  orDers  ttiat  31  map  be  ttie 
carter  for  pour  Daughter*"  C.tEtie  king 
anstoereD  tijat  tlis  Daughter  toas  not  ac; 
customeD  to  be  carteD  for  bp  a  knigtit ; 
ttiat  a  nobleman  of  less  Distinction  IjaD 
filleo  ttiat  office,  anD  tijat  tie  DesireD  to 
gibe  tjim  a  muclj  better  position*  But 
totien  Ije  found  ttiat  <$liter  IjaD  set  minD 
anD  tieart  upon  tlje  office  toljidj  tie  askeD 
for,  ttie  king  consenteD  tijat  it  sljoulo 
be  as  lji0  Daughter's  knigtit  DesireD* 
C.t!Ptien  ttie  king  StooD  up,  baDe  (Dliv 
ter  arise  from  t)i$  knees*  took  tlim  bp 
tlje  tjano,  leD  tlim  to  Ijis1  Daughter,  anD 
baDe  tier  kiss  tier  knigtit ;  for  Ije  toas 
of  ttie  opinion  ttiat  Ije  toell  DeserteD  a 
kiss,  anD  tijat  tlje  time  Ijao  come  for 
tlim  to  receifce  it;  at  uuljiclj  <$Uter  toas 


toell  pleaseD,  C^be  beauteous  Helena 
obe^eD  tlje  toill  of  her  fatber,  took  €Hi; 
ber  bp  the  hanD,  rai0eD  him  from  tohere 
be  knelt  before  l)tr<  anD  fcisseo  him*  00 
tbeir  lips  met  a  thrill  pa00eD  through 
®liber'0  h*art,  tobieb  openeD  to  receive 
tlje  impression  of  that  moment,  ano 
closeo  again  to  holD  it  0acreDl]?  ensbnneo 
there  until  the  hour  of  #0  Death*  CL^* 
tljanfeeD  t)ert  anD  DiD  Ijer  homage,  again 
kneeling  before  her;  but  0he  baDe  him 
arise.  &ftertoarD  there  toa0  Dancing 
again,  ttjljich  continued  a  long  time  into 
tbe  night*  #t  length  a  sleeping  cup  of 
many  toine0  anD  0pice0  toa0  brought  in, 
anD  all  sat  Doton  to  tbe  Drinking  of  it« 
CLMljen  tlje  sleeping  cup  toa0  fini0l;eD, 
anD  tljrp  toere  about  to  separate  for  tlje 
nigljt,  t^e  foreign  prince0  anD  noble0 
took  leabe  of  tlje  king  anD  Ijis  Daughter, 
anD  of  the  nobles  anD  laoies  of  the  lanD, 
saving  that  the^  tooulD  return  home  to 
their  oton  countries'  in  the  morning ; 
anD  tljep  thankeD  the  king  for  the  Ijonors 
sbotun  them  at  t)is  court*  CL^tje  king 
beggeD  them  to  remain  frith  hint  still 
longer,  but  the^  tooulD  not  con0ent;  00, 
toith  man^  formal  expressions  of  re^ 
0pect,  the^  maoe  their  aoteur,  C.Mhen 
the  son  of  the  king  of  &cotlanD  took 
leabe  of  the  princess,  he  0aiD  to  her  that 
0he  ujas  fortunate  in  her  neuj  knight, 
anD  he  congratulateD  her  that  0he  ijaD 
00  accomplisljeD  a  champion  in  her  0er^ 
bice*  But  ^elena, totjo  iuas  no  fool,  ber^ 
toell  unDer0tooD  that  he  0poke  out  of 
enbi? ;  anD  0he  maoe  him  no  ansum-  in 
reference  to  her  knight;  but  took  leabe 
of  him  anD  of  the  other  nobles  toho  to  ere 
in  the  hall,  anD  retireD  to  her  chamber; 
after  tohich  all  the  guests  Departed  from 
the  court,  anD  the  festivities  toere  at  an 


enD,  31n  the  morning  all  the  foreign 
guests  roDe  forth  from  the  cit£  gates 
anD  returneD,  each  into  Ijis  ofrn  lano. 
inere  ttoo  king0  of  ^IrelanD, 
riDDen  to  the  tournament  to; 
gether,  becau0e  their  kingDom0  aD# 
foineD;  anD  mljo  Ijao  not  been  at  the 
court  toith  the  other  prince0  anD  noble0, 
although  the  king  of  ^cotlanD  haD  0eb; 
eral  times  sent  them  messages,  inbit; 
ing  them  to  come  to  him*  tEhe0e  the^ 
haD  refu0eD,anD  notoroDe  atoa^  in  great 
Displeasure,  anD  much  angr£  feeling, 
meDitating  miscljief*  ^Eljis  tuas  on  ac^ 
count  of  the  king  of  3f|relanD  inijo  toa0 
killeD  in  the  U0t0;  for  they  DeemeD  that 
the  king  of  CEnglanD  thought  too  lightly 
of  the  loss  tljev  haD  suffereD,  the  DeaD 
king  habing  been  a  near  frieno  to  both* 
&>o  thev  promi0eD  each  other,  if  6oD 
helpeD  them  to  come  to  their  oton  lanD, 
t\)ty  tDOulD  again  bi0it  the  king  of  dEng* 
lanD  in  suclj  manner  that  he  tooulD  re^ 
gret  too  late  the  Death  of  their  frieno, 
toho  haD  been  slain  in  his  Cnglislj  lists, 
anD  that  he  ijao  treateD  their  loss 
00  little  concern* 


Chapter  jr.  floto 

commenced  his  Duties  at  the  Cnglisl) 
Court;  hoto  l)e  fell  0ick  for  lobe  of  the 
beautiful  princess,  anD  receibeD  a  bisit 
from  her  in  Ijis  0ick#chamber  ;  anD  hotD 
tl)is  bisit  cureD  l;is  illness. 

OILiber  baoe  gooDmight  to  the  king 
anD  l)is  Daughter,  also  to  the  no, 
ble0  anD  laDie0  of  the  palace;  then  roDe 
again  to  l)is  loDging,  anD  initb  him  tpent 
man^  Imigljts  anD  noblemen,  iuljo  oe# 
sireo  to  gibe  htm  attenoance,  anD  make 
them0elbe0  agreeable  to  him,  fore0eeing 
that  he  toa0  to  be  a  mo0t  important  per# 


sonage  at  ttjc  (HHtgUst)  court* 
tljep  reaclieD  lite  longing  lie  gate 


to  orink,  anD  ttyankrD  ttjem  for  tt;etr 
trouble  in  coming  toitt)  l;im,  anD  saiD, 
C."SPear  frienDs,  31  toill  be  a  serbant, 
anD  brother,  ant)  gooD  comraDe  to 
all;  anD  therein  31  can  serbe  sou, 
toill  finD  me  tocll  inclined  at  all  tinted" 
Cja>o  tljfv  took  leabe  of  Ijim  ant  toistjcD 
t)im  a  gooDmigljt,  going  carl)  to  t)ts  oton 
tjome*  ©nty  one  most  agreeable  noble* 
man  lie  kept  toitl)  tjim  for  tl)e  nigljt,  i>e 
or  sire  o  tjis  companionship  in  orDer  tljat 
lie  migljt  be  maoe  more  particularly  ac^ 
quaintet),  in  tljr  morning,  mitt)  ttje  no^ 
bles  ant)  companions  toitt)  toljom  ^e 
tooulo  associate  at  tljc  court,  ant)  toitt) 
toljom  Ijc  tooulo  be  foineo  in  tl)e  court 
serbiee*  ^fter  ^is  efaentful  Da^  ©liber 
slept  tljrougti  t^e  nig^t  toitfc  better  rest 
t^an  Ije  ^jat)  enfo^et)  During  seberal  pre^ 
ceDing  nights,  CLMtien  a  neto  Das  toas 
come  lie  anD  tjis  comraDe  arose,  anD  ©li> 
ber  put  on  ncto  clothes,  tljat  l)e  IjaD 
causeD  to  be  maDe  During  ttie  niglit; 
anD  ttje  nobleman  brought  tjun  to  ttje 
court,  tot^crc,  toitl)  ttie  king  anD  ty&  at# 
tenDant  gentlemen,  ttjc^  ^earD  mass* 
3KHfyen  tliis  toas  ober  tl)e  king  com* 
manDcD  ttjat  ©liber  be  taken  to  a 


berlain,  a  knight  of  tlje  Ijigfjcst  rank,  to 
toljom  bf  tiab  giben  ^is  instructions* 
C.**  ©liber,  mp  gooD  patron  anD  frienD," 
saiD  ttie  knight,  uour  gracious  master, 
tlje  king,  Ijas  orDereD  t^at  3]  sljall  re^ 
ceibe  from  sou  tfce  oat^  of  obeDience  to 
tiim,  anD  tfcat  ^ou  sjjall  be  nameD  among 
tfce  number  of  ty$  ^igljest  c^amber^ 
lains,  toitt)  equipment  of  ttoentu  Corses 
anD  ti)t  necessary  squires,  pages,  anD 
serbants,  also  generous  emoluments 
suitable  to  sucb  position*  0s  to  pour 
tois^  to  serbe  our  gracious  laDj?,  you 
babe  tl)c  king's  consent;  but  tljat  office 
is  belD  in  muclj  less  rank  tljan  is  no  to 
giben  ^ou;  botoeber,  ^ou  are  at  liberty 
to  nil  botlj  places  as  you  toill*'7  c.©li# 
ber  accepteD  ttie  honorable  position  tlius 
offerco  Ijtm  toitt)  man^  tljanks,  anD 
stoore  to  serbe  ttje  king  fattljfullv ;  but 
^is  minD  toas  mucl)  occupieD  toitlj  tbe 
tljougljt  cljat  tljr  time  tooulD  no  to  quick? 
l^  come  toljen,  accorDing  to  tjis  tjeart's 
Desire,  be  coulD  satisfy  l)imsclf  tottlj 
looking  at  ttje  beautiful  princess  toljo 
l)ao  kisseD  Ijim  so  amiably*  fyt  beggeD 
tljat  tlje  king  tooulD  permit  tjim  to  begin 
|)is  serbice  to  ber  upon  tljat  Da^;  tol;irl) 
toas  granteD,  anD  l;e  toas  brought  to  ber 
chamber,  toljcre,  totien  ttie  table  toas 
set,  came  tfce  beautiful  Helena*  ©liber 
toistjeu  tier  a  gooD?Da£,  anD  sljr  tbankeD 
tjim  toitlj  Dignity;  but  in  Ijcr  Ijcart  slje 
toas  ber^  glaD  to  see  tjim*  s»ljr  sat  at  tfje 
table,  anD  ©liber  carbeD  for  ber;  ere  long 
sije  raiseD  tier  face  anD  lookeD  at  tjim, 
anD  saiD,  C."2Dear  frienD,  it  is 
toisfc  to  serbe  anD  carbe  for  me 
totjom 31  ^abe seen  striking Doton  arm eD 
knigljts,  eben  a  king,  in  tfce  lists?  Does 
it  not  seem  a  little  office,  after  sucli 
great  DeeDS,  to  be  carting  Ijrr  fooD  for  a 


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young  girl?"  C."#raeious  laty,"  fce 
anstoereD, "  it  is  my  frisb  to  to  for  you 
all  tljnt  31  fenou)  frill  be  toelcome  anD 
serbieeable  to  you,  anD  tubiel)  you  per; 
tn it  me  to  oo ;  ant  31  ftnt  greater  plea; 
SUIT  in  sttel)  serbiee  tljan  31  Ijntic  eber 
fount  in  tbe  lists,  ant  also  esteem  it 
a  greater  Ijonor  to  nit,  tljan  tl)c  acei; 
tent  of  Bribing  tofrn  a  king,"  C."  Wv 
frient,"  repliet  tbe  princess,  **  31  tljanfe 
you  for  your  goot  frill,  frtjicb  makes 
you  00  esteem  my  serbice ;  ant,  rtjougb 
31  cannot  but  feel  tbat  you  sboult  not 
gibe  me  tbis  toorU  of  your  bants,  still, 
as  you  unsl)  to  to  it,  it  is  my  toisb 
ant  a  pleasure  to  me,  to  accept  it," 
C.®Kl)ile  ®liber  carbet  be  looket  less 
at  ti)c  morning  meat  t^an  at  tbe  prim 
cess,  but  on  tbis  occasion  no  miscbance 
fyappenet  tbereby*  Cdljen  tbetable^clotb 
toas  remobet  Ijr  remainet  for  a  time 
uiitlj  tbe  laties,  tben  frent  to  tbe  king ; 
to  u.il)om  it  IjaD  been  alreaty  tolt  Ijom 
<^liber  Ijao  serbet  l)is  taugbter,  ant 
tbat  sbe  toas  pleaset  toitb  bint  as  a 
carber*  C.J3S  time  passet  (Dliber  boas 
mucb  liket  at  tl)f  Cnglisb  court,  toljr re 
all  spoke  toell  of  ijim.  tEljc  king  coult 
not  praise  bim  mougb,  ant  sait  often 
tbat  bis  taugbter's  knigbt  toas  a  proper 
man,  full  of  all  birtues  ant  honorable 
intents,  ant  tbat  be  ant  bis  taugbter 
mere  toell  caret  for  initb  sucb  a  stttt 
bant,  C.C-be  princess  appreciatet  tbe 
beauty  ant  t^e  birtues  tbat  atornet  ber 
young  kntgljt ;  but  sbe  sougbt  to  sboto 
it  in  no  fray,  tbrougb  fear  tbat  \)tt  feeU 
ing  tofrart  bint  sboult  be  too  mucb 
noticet,  ant  tbat  sbe  sboult  be  teemet 
unmaitenly ;  for  sbe  knefr  tbat  tbe  peo* 
pie  of  ber  court,  or  at  least  some  among 
tbrm,  migbt  be  reatier  to  put  an  ill 


ratljer  tljan  a  more  fctntly  construction 
upon  bet  contuct.  Wifytn  one  asket, 
sbe  sait  tbat  sbe  safr  notbing  in  bint 
tbat  fras  not  goot  ant  bonorable,  tbat 
be  fras  an  amiable  person  tofrart  all, 
equally  reaty  to  to  a  goot  serbice  for 
tbe  lofrest  as  for  tbe  bigbest*  C.^1; 
tbottgb  in  tbe  beginning  be  fras  batet 
by  certain  persons,  frbo  grutget  bint 
tbe  fabor  ant  Conors  tbat  be  bat  fron. 
Still,  tbrougb  bis  sount  frit,  bis  goot; 
ness,  ant  I;i0  amiability,  be  so  fron 
tbe  bearts  of  bis  enemies,  ant  so  ober; 
came  tljeir  ill  frill,  tbat  tbey  learnet  to 
lobe  bint;  ant,  insteat  of  a  tesire  to 
infure,  froult  babe  been  reaty  to  tefent 
|)im»  CJt  toere  long  to  relate  all  tbe 
nefr  sports  ant  tibersions  tbat  frere  in; 
trotucet  by  bint  at  tbe  Cnglisb  court, 
so  tbat  tbere  fras  nofr  more  pleasure 
in  its  ebery^tay  life  tban  tbere  fras  for^ 
merly  upon  a  festibaU  C.t^be  tale  bas 
tolt  bofr  <^liber  receibet  a  kiss  from 
tbe  laty,  to  frbose  serbice  be  fras  teti* 
catet ;  ant  it  bas  tolt  i;oiu  be  preserbet 
tbe  memory  of  it  in  l)is  beart ;  but  in  a 
sljort  time  lobe  took  from  bint  all  tbe 
foy  ant  pleasure  of  bis  life;  ant  so  belt 
bint  in  its  mesbes  tbat  be  caret  neither 
to  eat,  nor  to  trink,  nor  bat  any  rest, 
eitber  asleep  or  afrake ;  for  tbis  cruel 
malaty  of  lobe  pursuet  ant  tormentet 
bint  in  many  tisturbing  treams*  J;e 
fras  restless  uiljen  not  attenting  upon 
bis  laty,  ant  in  Ijer  presence  be  fras 
tistractet  by  painful  toubts*  C^KHber; 
eber  be  fras,  be  seemet,  as  in  a  Dream, 
to  see  tbe  beautiful  ^elena  before  bim ; 
ant  b^  became  infatuated  so  utterly, 
tbat  fr bat  frent  on  about  bim  protucet 
so  sligbt  impression  upon  bis  senses, 
tbat  be  libet  in  a  frorlt  of  fancies,  ant 


no  longer  baa  Diligent  care  in  tbe  things; 
iDljieb  be  DiD ;  for  tbis;  fjistorv  trite,  tbat 
oner,  toljrn  be  sljoulD  bate  been  cart* 
ing  at  table*  be  toas  not  conscious  of 
bis  neglect  of  sertoice;  but  gajeD  at  bis 


beautiful  mistress,  anD  breatbeD  manp 
Deep  sigbs  of  lobe  from  ttje  oeptbs  of 
bis  beart*  CL<Ebe  princess  tuas  atoarc 
tbat  bis  attention  toas  fircD  upon  ber ; 
but  as,  in  bis  Dreamy  abstraction,  be 
laiD  nothing  before  ber  to  eat,  sbe  saiD, 
C."2Dear  frienD  ®liter,  31  tooulD  eat  if 
you  tooulD  gite  me  sometbing*"  Cj^>e 
neither  bearD  nor  unDerstooD  ber  tooroa 
at  first ;  for  Ijis;  tljougljts  mere  not  upon 
t^e  fooD;  but  tifyen  a  ber^  little  sense 
came  back  to  Ijim,  and  i)r  recollected 
Himself  ano  luljat  i)t  sljoulo  be  Doing* 
ijc  toas  rr  o  toit^  sljame,  anD  began  t)as^ 
til^  to  carte ;  but,  still  as  one  luijosr 
minD  iuas  not  property  upon  bis  toorb, 
be  cut  bimself,  on  one  of  bis  fingers, 
Deeply  to  tlje  bone*  at  tbis  tbe  princess 
criea  out ;  anD  poor  <Dlibert  more  betoil^ 
DereD  tljan  eber,  ioas  cobereD  fcoitb  con* 
fusion*  at  lengtb  b^  #*  far  recotiereD 
bis  senses  as  to  make  bis  toounD  an  er* 
cuse  for  leabing  tbe  table,  requesting 
anotber  to  attenD  to  bis  Duties*  C.t^be 
princess  baD  obserbeD  toitb  Deep  intrr> 
est  uoljat  Ijao  befallen  l;cr  carter,  anD  si) r 


bneto  ttjat  bis  lobe  for  brr  baD  maDe  bis1 
tbougbts  to  toanDer ;  so  it  cbanceD  tljat 
an  inciDent,  Droll  in  itself,  left  its  marb 
upon  |ier  beart,  C.^liber  returneD  to  bis 
loDging,  anD  entereD  bis  cljambrr  alone, 
tobrrc  be  tbrr ID  bimself  upon  a  coucb, 
in  sucb  condition  of  minD  as  map  not 
be  DescribeD ;  but  tobocbrr  baD  seen  bim 
migljt  toell  babe  pitieD  bim*  C;c  curse ti 
|)is  fortune,  tljat  be  coulD  not  control 
bis  conDuct  tinner  tl;c  Dominion  of  tbis 
tyrannical  lobe,  tbat  baD  so  toounDeD 
Ijim  toitb  its  arroto  tbat  it  baD  not  only 
stricken  Doton  bi*  courage,  but  baD 
pierceD  bis  ben?  beart.  jp.ouj  be  must 
Die ;  for  be  erpecteD  no  grace,  pity,  or 
relief  from  \)i&  malaDp,  C.**<^  bing  of 
C^nglanD,"  ty  crieD,  **  if  tbou  baDst  bept 
t^  promise,  as  it  is  a  Dutp  of  a  bing 
to  Do,  3(1  bao  not  fallen  into  tbe  great 
affliction  in  uuljtcb  II  am  noto  plungeD ! 
alas,  tbis  lobe,  urtjieb  31  IjoprD  tooulD 
bring  me  tbe  greatest  fo^,  bas  probeD 
tbe  cause  of  m^  Destruction ! "  C.tE^bus 
<$lifcer,  in  bte  Despair,  long  lamenteD, 
until  be  became  so  toeab  tbat  lie  coulD 
not  arise  from  bis  beD*  Cbe  bing  anD 
all  tbe  court  tocrr  mttcb  troubleD  b^ 
bis  illness,  anD  orDers  toere  giben  tbat 
be  sboulD  bate  tbe  best  of  care,  anD  be 
protiDeD  luttb  etiervtbins  suiteD  to  bid 
neeDS ;  anD,  in  especial,  tlje  bing  com* 
manDeD  tbe  court  Doctors  to  attenD  on 
<$liter  as  carefully  as  if  be  Ijimsrlf 
toere  tbe  sicb  man ;  anD  tbis  toas  Done* 
C,^f  all  lubo  toere  DistresseD  b^  ®\i* 
ter'S  illness,  tbe  spmpatljp  of  tbe  prin* 
cess  toas  tbe  Deepest ;  but  sbe  strote  to 
btt>e  it,  tbat  no  one  might  remark  upon 
it*  %fyt  assumeD  a  slight  illness,  tbat 
tbe  principal  court  Doctor  migljt  tisit 
Ijer  Daity,  anD  of  |)im  s|ie  inquireD  con# 


stantty  about  CHiber,  OTjen  tola  tljat  tie 
toas  in  a  critical  condition,  sbe  toad 
griebeD  to  tlje  Ijeart,  anD  all  tlje  sorroto 
slje  Ijafc  eber  Unoum  seemeu  ben>  little 
besi&e  tljis  misfortune,  Cja>be  toentinto 
tier  chamber,  saying  tljat  slje  teas  ill, 
lav  Doton,  ant  baDe  tljrm  eotoer  Ijer,  as 
slje  toisljeo  to  rest  alone,  {Ei;is  slje  oio 
tljat  slje  migljt  be  t\)t  better  able  to  Iji 
Ijcr  sorroln*  SClljen  slje  toad  alone, 
pra^eD :  C."  #lmigljtE  anD  eternal  <S5oD 
in  Ijeaben  ant  on  eartlj,  toljo  IjolDest  in 
tEljy  Ijano  all  tljat  are  in  tlje  toorlo,  anD 
gwDestallaccorDing  to  {EbE  boli?toill, 
—anD  tfcou,  gentle  spotter  anD  ilueen 
in  beaben  anD  on  cartlj,  anD  ioljo  art  an 
intercessor  for  all  troubleD  ^earts— 31 
beg  of  vr  anD  of  our  blesses  ^abiotir, 
t^at  tie  toill  comfort  m^  saD  soul !  ^ 
gracious  ^ot^er  of  <0oD,  tot)^  tiatje  31 
been  giben  so  muclj  fatal  beauty,  tljat 
3f|  am  t IK  cause  of  tlje  Deatft  of  tlje  most 
charming  anD  manl^  tmigfct  t^at  m^ 
e^es  babe  etoer  seen?  31  am  not  blesseD, 
but  curseD,  b^  t^is  Destroying  beauty  j 
anD  31  pray  tljee  to  protect  my  gooD  anD 
lotiely  linigljt,  tol)o  lias  Done  me  no  in^ 
fun?,  but  altoai?s  gooD,  t^at  31  bring  bim 
not  into  Dangerous  illness  anD  Distress* 
Dear  swotljer  of  <0oD,  make  fenoton  to 
me  bob)  31  may  Ijelp  bim ;  anD  31  fcoill 
Do  it,  so  fir  as  31  can,  initl)  absolute 
fait!)  tljat  thereby  relief  from  bis  ntalaDy 
luill  come  to  Ijim,"  C.t2lben  sbe  IjaD  so 
prayer)  sleep  toeigbeD  upon  fjer  eyelios ; 
anD  in  Ijer  sleep  slje  bearD  tlje  a^otljer 
of  6oD  speabto  ber,  saving,  C."  Helena, 
m^  son  anD  31  babe  fcearD  tb^  prater* 
Slje  lmigl)t  for  loljoin  tljou  bast  peti? 
tioneD  is  sick  unto  Dead);  anD  tljere^ 
fore,  as  tljou  art  tbe  cause  of  bis  malaDy , 
tbou  must  also  be  tlje  cause  of  Ijis  re^ 


cobery,  ^o  to  tljy  fatljer,  ask  leabe  to 
see  tlje  sick  knigtjt,  anD  torjen  tljou 
contest  to  Ijhn  reminD  Ijim  tljat  Ijappi? 
ness  aujaits  bint  toljen  ttje  year  sljall 
babe  speeDily  passeD,  anD  tljat  tljou  toilt 
tljink  so  UinDly  of  l;im,  tljat,  ixiljen  tlje 
time  comes,  Ije  mill  be  toell  satisft'cD," 
C^lK  princessatooke,  tljankeD  6on  anD 
tyis  gracious  a^otljer,  arose  anD  uient 
to  Ijer  father,  anD  beggeD  Ijim  to  per? 
mit  rjer  to  bisit  <$liber ;  tlji0  IK  granteD* 
C.tE^aking  imd)  Ijer  a  fetu  attenDants, 
sbe  toent  to  ber  knight's  loDging,  came 
into  bis  chamber,  anD  Dreto  near  tlje  beD 
on  tobicb  ty  la^ ;  but  be  no  longer  re* 
cogni?eD  an^  one*  Wiify  tearful  e^es  slje 
crieD  out  to  Ijim,  C.u  SBy  frienD,  l;oU3  is 
it  toitb  tbee  ?  31  am  griebeD  to  tlje  beart 
b^  tty  illness*"  C.<^liber  bmD  tbe 
boiee  of  Ijis  Dear  laDy ,  openeD  bis  eyes, 
anD  sigljeD  Deeply,  but  spoke  not  a  toorD, 
C;elena  felt  certain  tljat  be  toas  not  un* 
conscious  of  Ijer  presence,  so  slje  luent 
nearer  to  btm,  leaneD  tyt  arms  upon 
tlje  beD,  anD  spoke  to  Ijim  in  a  loto  boice : 
C,"SPE  Dearest  frienD,  to^at  is  torong 
toitlj  tbee  ?  Milt  tljou  leabe  me  a  toiDoto  ? 
itnotoest  tljott  not  tljat  tlje  year  passes 
stoiftlE  ?  3]nDeeD,  31  am  so  griebeD  b^ 
tljy  illness  ttjat  31  Ijabe  no  comfort,  sabe 
in  prater  for  tbi?  recober^ ;  tob«b  if  31 
toin  not  my  toljole  ijeart  mill  Despair* 
31  beg  tljee,  my  Dearest  frienD,  tljat  tljou 
toilt  try  to  Ijelp  tljyself  anD  folloto  tlje 
aDbice  of  tljose  toljo  seek  to  restore  tljy 
Ijealtlj ;  so  mavest  tljou  soon  again  be 
toell  Meantime  if  tljere  is  anytljing  tljat 
31  can  DO  for  tfcee,  tell  me,  anD  31  toill 
Do  it  most  glaDty*  31  assure  tbee,  on  tbe 
Ijonor  of  a  princess  anD  a  maiDen,  tljat 
31  knoto  of  none  on  eartlj  to  toljom  31 
tooulu  more  glaoly  bring  comfort  tljau 


co  tbf  e ;  for  31  imoto  tbat  tljt0  tllnr  00 
ba0  befallen  ttjr  r  in  my  0rruicr ,  tuljr  re  by 
3d  am  morr  bound  to  tljre  tljan  my  toord0 
can  cell*"  tUNBfytn  ©liber  beard  cbe 
charming  toord0  of  tljc  prince  00  and  ladp 
00  Dear  Co  Iji0  Ijrart,  t)rr  lotoing  fcindne00 
comforted  rjtm  00  mud)  that  a  little 
0crengcb  returned  co  b&  enfeebled  body, 
toitb  ujljicrj  be  tljanUcd  Ijrr  for  ber  good* 
ne00  in  bi0iting  Ijim  in  bi0  illne00 ;  and 
lie  toould  babe  0aid  to  tier  tljat  0ljc  toa0 
I)i0  life  or  I)i0  deatb ;  but  Ijr  bad  beard 
from  ber  dear  Iip0,  Ijoto  0ljc  toa0  ready  Co 
trip  bim  in  anp  toay  0lje  could,  and  00 
be  toould  0a£  nothing  co  di0cre00  Ijrr ; 
and,  br0ide0,  l)c  toa0  0till  00  uieafe  tljat 
Ijr  0polie  autl)  mticl)  difficulty.  C?c  onl^ 
begged  tjrr,  therefore,  tljat  0fte  uiould 
giuc  1) tm  0ome  place  in  tier  t Ijouglj t0  dur* 
ing  I)i0  ab0ence  from  tjer  0erbice«  0nd 
c|ie  prince00an0toered  Ijim,  C.**3I  toill 
cfjinfe  cijac  cljou  milt  come  again  0oon  Co 
our  court,  for  J{  feno  IB  tljat  all  in  ill  gladly 
0ee  tbee  again,  and  t|jat  etoerp  one  de# 
0ire0  t\w  return  and  t^  recober^,  and  3| 
mo0t  of  all/7  €L^ll)cu  0lif  Ijao  00  0pofeen 
0lje  took  leatie  of  Ijim,  and  returned 
borne ;  and  aftertoard  tljere  uia0  neter  a 
da^  tbat  0lje  did  not  0end  to  inquire  fcoto 
be  improved ;  and  0lje  0ent  i)im  al0o  tljr 
cboice0t  di0be0  from  t^e  ro^al  tablet  and 
tobateter  0be  tljougbt  migljc  Ijclp  Co 
tia0ten  bi0  recolier^.  jfrom  da^  to  da^  b^ 
became  better ;  0oon  be  could  ri0e  from 
I)i0  bed,  and  toalfc  about  ty&  chamber; 
and  be  bad  eber  cbe  be0c  of  accendance* 
CL^bcn  be  bad  beard  cbe  lotting  toord0 
tljat  cbe  prince00  bad  0pofeen,  0aU)  IjoU) 
0be  bad  come  co  bi0it  bim,  and  botu  0lje 
u0ed  c^e  **  cbou  "  co  bim,  a0  one  tofco 
cbougbc  be  toa0  ber  bu0band  in  cbe  0igbc 
of  ^od,  ic  tua0  0ucb  baling  medicine  a0 


no  doctor,  botorbrr  0hilled,  could  babe 
gitien ;  and  ic  cured  bi0  malady  lubicb 
toa0  alcogecber  mental,  00  tl;at  be  Uoa0 
000U  able  co  return  co  Ijt0  place  ac  cbe 
court*  (L\)t  king  and  bt0  friend0  toere 
glad  co  0ee  bim  00  rr0tored  Co  bealtb,  and 
fcoere  berp  feind  co  bim;  ^e  began  co  0erbe 
Ijt0  graciou0  lady  a0  before,  and  Co  regain 
t\)t  fle0b  tljat  be  bad  Io0t,  and  0oon  be^ 
came  0cronger  and  more  beautiful  tljan 
eber*  C.Mljen  cbe  prince00  feneto  ttjat 
ber  Imtgljt  Ijad  e0caped,  for  tljt0  cime, 
from  clje  danger  of  deaclj,  and  cberefbrr 
ber  anrietp  for  Iji0  bealtb ,  uiljiclj  bad  0u5 
fered  00  0eterel^  on  Ijrr  account,  toa0 
removed,  Ijer  manner  cooled  0ometobat 
couiard  bim ;  and  0ljc  no  longer  b^  lo^ 
ing  accencion0  allotoed  bim  co  perceibe 
tljat  be  toa0  ber^  dear  co  ber*  (Dlitjer  0atD, 
uiicb  mud)  regret,  tljr  change,  and  toon^ 
dered,  uncil  ljt0  brain  ftm0  bewildered, 
inlj\j  ic  toa0  tljat  all  tlje  kind  toord0 
from  ber,  co  uiljidj  Ijc  bad  become  accu0* 
corned,  toere  0uddenl£  Io0c  co  bim*  €.01= 
tbougb  a  uii0c  and  0Uilful  knigbc  and 
an  accompli0bed  courtier,  tljt0  ^pant0b 
bero  toa0  0cill  coo  Doting  a  man  co  babe 
learned  Ijouo  facbomle00 10  a  iuoman'0 
beart  and  di0po0ition:  indeed,  not  many 
ac  ant;  age  acquire  0udj  fenotoledge* 


of  Ireland  defied  tbe  lung  of  (England, 
and  ©liber  toa0  0enc  toicb  an  arm? 
again0c  tbem*  —  ©f  #0  biccorie0  and 
bou)  be  capcured  0etoen  king0,  and  con* 
quered  ^Ireland* 

apon  Mt)it0unttde  tlje  king  bcld 
open  court,  and  a  greac  a00em* 
blage  of  Ijt0  prince0  and  noble 0  0ac  uiitb 
Ijim  and  tlje  prtnr r 00  Helena  ac  tljrtr 
morning  meal*  t£o  tljciu  a  me00enger 


toas  brought  in,  tolio  toitlj  great  ana 
threatening  toorDS  tljus  spobe:  C."31 


am  dent  ijmjer  bp  my?  most  gracious 
masters,  rt>e  seben  bings  of  3lrelanD, 
to  bom  <$oO  3  Im  i  gl)  tp  b  I  ess,  anD  to  to  Ijom 
l)fljatl)orDainrD  tljat  great  Ijoiw, praise, 
anD  happiness  be  gtoen.  8nD  mp  mas* 
tr  rs  pray  tljat  same  <0oD  tljat  H?e  toill  ut* 
terlp  Destrop  tbe  kingdom  of  (EnglanD, 
for  it  is  not  toortbp  to  be  anp  longer  a 
bingDom.  J2  oto  listen,  t  Ijou  tprant,  tljou 
murDerous  bing,  to  tobat  31  am  com* 
manDeD  to  sap  to  tljre  from  mp  most 
gracious:  masters,  tbe  bings  of  jflrelanO* 
t^lje^  announce  to  tfcee  b^  me  t^at  t^ 
to  ill  lite  anD  Die  tljine  enemies:; 
nounce  tljee  anD  tljine,  boD v  anD 
anD  to  ill  Dr  toe  tljee  out  of  tljis:  bingDom 
a0  untoort^  to  occupy  it»  jfrom  5Ire# 
lanD  came  guests  to  tlw  court,  Ijating 
been  inuitcD  Ijitljer,  anD  expecting  Ijon^ 
orable  anD  Ijosfpitable  entertainment ; 
but  tljrv  founD  in  tljce  onl^  insolence 
anD  tyranny  of  toljicl)  tljott  art  full.  0nD 
as  in  tin'  toicbeD  toantonnesft  tljou  bast 
causeD  a  bing  of  J.relanD  to  be murDereD 
anD  cut  DO  ton  toi  tljou  t  reason  or  offence, 
therefore  tljou  art  tljr  cause  tljat,  at  t^ 
court,  a  great  sljeDDing  of  blooD  sljall 
befall  man^  Christian  men  toljo  stanD 
near  tft  throne*  &>o  loob  to  ttyttlf ; 


masters  sai?  to  tfcee  t^rougb  me  t^at 
tbine  enemr  is  alreaD^  in  tl)£  lanD  toit^ 
a  great  folio  toing ;  anD  tljou  art  Doom  to 
to  meet  tlje  enD  tbou  Ijast  DeserbeD." 
C,^2Hljen  tl)c  messenger  Ijao  enDeD  tlje 
speeclj  toitl)  toljiclj  Ijr  IjaD  been  cljargeo 
b^  Ijis  masters,  ti)e  bing  of  (EnglanD 
arose  from  tljr  table  in  great  toratlj ;  bis 
e^es  toere  filleD  toitb  fire,  anD  be  more 
resembleD  a  maDman  tiian  one  in  pos; 
session  of  bis:  reason.  s;e  baDe  tljat  tlje 
messenger  be  slain  for  bisf  insolence. 
CIMljrn  tljr  3'rislj  IjcralD,  toljo  baD  glo# 
rieD  in  bis:  message,  beljelD  tljr  bing  in 
sttd)  a  state  of  excitement  anD  anger, 
anD  bearD  bis  commanD  tljat  tljr  in^ 
Suiting  IjeralD  be  slain,  bis  Ijcroic  ertas^ 
somrtoljat  abate tj,  anD  be  tooulD  tljat  be 
been  more  moDerate  in  Ijis  toorDS. 
no  one  molest  CD  Ijim;  for  tlje 
bing's  councillors  gatljereD  about  bint 
anD  sougljt  to  calm  bis:  rage,  anD  etierj? 
one  present  teas  startleDanD  betoilDereD, 
toljilr  all,  except  a  fr to  arounD  tlje  bing, 
tone  silent ;  for  tljcp  bneto  not  tofjat 
to  sa^.  C.tWEben  (Dliber  fbunD  tbat  tbe 
jflrisb  l)r raid's  Defiance  seemeD  to  babe 
terrifieD  eber^  one  into  an  amazement 
toliicl)  appeareD  to  bim  to  be  uncalleD  for 
bp  tbe  occasion,  tl)cn  bnelt  be  before  tbe 
bing,  anD  saiD  berp  confiDentlp,  C.**  tyV 
lorD  anD  bing,  31  beg  pour  grace  t^at  pou 
toill  not  be  angrp,  nor  tabe  it  amiss  in 
me,  so  latelp  a  stranger  bnigbt,  tbat  3(1 
offer  to  pour  grace  mp  untrieD  service* 
$pp  gracious  lorD,  all  pour  court  unfcp 
stanDS  tbat  pou  toill  not  enDure  tbe  in, 
suiting  tooros  luljiclj  batie  been  saiD  to 
pour  grace  bp  tbese  foolisb  bings  of  3flre^ 
lanD  anD  spoben  bp  tbis  most  foolislj 
beralD.  31  bnoto  tor II,  tbat  so  toise  anD 
potoerful  a  monarcb  toill  ratljer  suffer 


Deatlj  tljan  fail  to  protect  Ijis  bonor  anD 
bi£  people  against  sttclj  insults  anD  Dr. 
fiance*  tEljat  you  mill  reckon  toell  anD 
promptly  toitb  tljrsc  boastful  enemies, 
U)l)o  noto  insult  you  in  your  oum  lanD, 
anD  at  sour  oton  court,  31  toell  knoto* 
Wqtitfact  31  most  earnestly  beg  sour 
ropl  mafestp,  tljat  sou  toill  gibe  me  tlje 
com  manD  of  an  army  of  suclj  number 
as  pou  tljink  sufficient,  anD  ^ourcoun* 
cil  approbes,  tfcat  31  mas  be  your  arm 
to  punisl)  tljese  3|rislj  kerns  as  fyey 
Deserbe*  #ltljougt)  31  Ijabe  no  claim  to 
four  confluence  by  any  prebious  knoto* 
If  Qgr  ,  on  your  part,  of  my  ability  to  man* 
age  an  armi?,  tfttll  31  assure  EOU  t^iat  31 
IjaUc  IjaD  mucb  training  in  t^e  military 
art  ;  ano  t^e  great  Desire  31  iiatie,  to  probe 
mystlf  toortljy  tljc  great  place  promises 
me  in  your  court,  IraOs  me  to  bopc  tljat 
you  frill  trust  to  me  tfte  toar  against 
tljis  insolent  anD  at  ntrsco  foe  tl;at  seeks 
to  obcrtbroto  your  tljrone  anD  Destroy 


repliet)  tlje  king*  U31  toill  consider  t|)at 
lubicl)  you  babe  uoisrly  saiD  ;  ano  your 
request,  after  Due  consultation,  stiall 
tabe  a  prompt  anD  frienDl^  anstoer*" 
Cjat  tlje  suggestion  of  fcis  councillors, 
ttyt  king  toitfyDreto  lji&  orDer  commanD* 
ing  tbr  ocatl)  of  the  ljeralD,anD  gabe  bi> 
rection  tbat  fooD  be  placeD  before  tjim  ; 
tljen,  resuming  l)is  place  at  table,  tl)f 
breakfast  toas  ft'nisljeD*  tKbr  n  $t  arose 
from  ttje  table  anD  assembleD  I)i0  full 
council,  toljo  toere  agreeD  ttjat  a  Decisive 
anD  sljarp  anstoer  be  returneD  by  t^e 
same  IjrralD  tljat  brought  t\)t  Defiance. 
CH?t  teas  sent  for,  anD  orDereD  to  tell 
I)i0  masters  to  DefenD  ttjemselbes  ;  for 
tl)c  king  of  CnglanD  tooulD  protect  tjis 
lanD  anD  people,  anD  intenDeD  to  stoeep 


tlje  inbaDing  31rislj  scum  into  tfce  sea. 
31f  t|je^  toon  Ijis  kingDom,  perhaps  tfyty 
tooulD  let  tjim  br  tl)rir  court-fool ;  if  tljc 
result  toastljereberse,t^  IjaD  certainly 
sl)otontt)emselbes  toell  qualifieD  to  toear 
coxcombs*  C^en  tlje  31ris&  ^eralD, 
Ijabing  to  Ijts  great  surprise  receibeD  a 
consiDerable  present,  toas  sent  back  to 
|)is  masters,  Uiljo  iiaD,  inDeeD,  inbaDeD 
CnglanD ;  anD  Ijr  gabe  to  tljem  tbr  an* 
stoer  sent  by  tlje  Cnglislj  king*  C^fter 
careful  anD  ber^  serious  consiDeration 
by  ttjr  king  anD  t)is  councillors,  it  toas 
DeciDeD  to  grant  (Dliber's  request ;  anD 
lie  toas  tolD  by  ti)e  king  t Ijat  ijr  toas  giben 
ttjis  commanD  on  account  of  tljr  great 
mantjooD  ttjat  br  bao  sljoton  in  the  tour* 
nament,  anD  of  tlje  confidence  inljir b  lie 
IjaD  inspire ti  in  tljrm  all  by  l)is  toise  anD 
kniglitl^  conDuct.  jfor  t|)is  confiDence 
anD  tlje  commanD  ttjus  giben  bim,  ®\is 
ber  tljanUro  tlje  king  anD  tlje  councillors* 
C^itljin  tljree  Days  ten  ttjousanD  toar 
trained  men  toere  lebieD  anD  placeD  un* 
Derttje  control  of  tlje  nelu  general,  toljo 
maDe  oatb  of  military  serbice  to  tbe  king, 
anD  toas  promises  by  Ijim  Ijis  full  sup* 
port*  0  military  cljest  of  fibe  tljousanD 
nobles  toas  also  probiDeD,  to  beuseD  as 
neeDeD,  anD  to  replace  stub  losses  as 
toere  liable  to  occur;  anD  tljis  money 
toas  fbunD  most  useful  anD  necessary 
in  carrying  on  tlje  toar*  CtK^en  (Z^liber 
took  leabe  of  tbe  king  anD  court,  anD  of 
fyis  belobeD  anD  gracious  laDy ,  toljo  com* 
menDeD  bim  to  tlje  protection  of  tfoD, 
praying  tbat  c?is  Dibine  guiDance  anD 
SljielD  be  loitb  anD  abobe  Ijim  in  ebery 
Danger,  anD  tbat  c>e  tooulD  bring  btm 
borne  to  bf  r  Safe  anD  toell*  C, <^bf  army, 
toljiclj  toas  toell  armeo  anD  errellently 
equippeD,  aDbanceD  so  stotftly  tbat  in  a 


feto  Daps  it  came  in  sight  of  the  enems* 
Wtytn  the  Jrisb  kings  perceibed  that 
©liber  staged  not,  but  came  fbrtoard  to 
gibe  them  battle,  tljev  broke  up  ttjrtr 
camp  and  took  position  on  a  tutor  Ijeatlj 
that  toas  near,  Uiljere  tljey  atoaited  tlje  at; 
tack  of  t\)t  <£nglisb  army.  Caliber  aD; 
DrcsseD  I)i0  solDicrs,  anD  calleD  on  them 
to  fight  brabelp  in  Defence  of  their  land 
against  tlje  inbader  toljo  uwtlD  Dribe 
tbemfromtbeirbomes*  tEbesanstoered 
toitb  a  sljottt,  ana  demanded  to  be  leD 
against  the  foe*  C.£s  tljep  dreto  near, 
tljep  sfato  that  the  jflrisb  army  Uoasf  mttrlj 
larger  t^an  t|ieir  oton*  inDeeD  four  time0 
as;  great ;  but  its  force  toa*  not  inljolly 
of  trained  0olDiew  as?  toa0  tlje  englislj ; 
a  large  part  being  composed  of  hastily 
collected  recruits,  luljo  toere  but  poorly 
armeo*  CL^^en  tfce  ttoo  armies  DretD  to# 
getter,  a  great  anD  indescribable  cr£  arose 
from  botl)  parties,  anH  in  its  tumult  no# 
t^ing  coulft  be  Ijearo  but  one  Dreadful 
roar.  tEIjen  came  tl;e  conflict,  in  U)l)tdj 
toas  suc^  frightful  Vetoing,  cutting,  and 
stabbing  ty  botlj  sides  as  cannot  be  de^ 
scribed*  ^n  tl;c  great  s^ock  of  meeting, 
Corses  fell  in  fctaps,  and  tlje  riders  toere 
trampled ;  or,  escaping  from  t\jt  Corses, 
fell  to  slaving  one  another  on  foot ;  and 
tlje  bosts  of  t^r  foot  soldiers  thrust  and 
stabbed  and  smote  inttl)  a  destruction  of 
life  most  pitiful  to  see*  Caliber  Vetoed 
|lis  toa^,initl)  great  strobes  of  bismig^tp 
stDord,  into  ttje  midst  of  tt)c  5|ri0l;  ^ost 
totjr rr  tlje  throng  toas  greatest,  and 
struck  about  Ijim  luttl)  sucb  knig^tl^ 
skill  and  protness  tt;at  t;r  toas  tlje  most 
conspicuous  figure  in  tlje  field*  &oon 
eber^  knight  against  to Ijom  tie  rode  ^ield^ 
ed  before  bis  strokes  or  fled  in  dismay 
and  toliereber  tfjr  stoeep  of  ^is  stoord 


reached,  t\jt  r  artl)  toas  piled  Uoitlj  dead  ; 
for  l)ig  blotos  toere  so  ijeaD^  and  fatal 
ttjat  friends  and  foes  toere  alike  filled 
ioitb  amazement*  J?e  seemed  inspired 
U)itlj  an  irresistible  strength,  and  ijis 
tioirf  sounded  ourr  tl;r  din  of  battle: 
C.**  0re  t^e  kings  of  ^Ireland  bere  ?  ilet 
tljr  m  come  to  me,  and  31  toill  set  upon 
t^eir  beads  tljr  sign  of  all  tljr  potoer 
Cngland  bas  to  bestoto  upon  t^iem  !  " 
C.H?e  toas  beard  b^  a  Ualiant  king,  to^o 
took  a  strong  spear  and  charged  upon 
tfce  C^nglisb  champion*  ^RKljen  (Dliber 
sali)  bint  coming,  Ijr  put  up  t)is  stnord, 
snatcljed  a  spear  from  tljr  Ijand  of  an 
attendant  knight,  and  spurred  bis  borse 
against  l)is  opponent*  &\m  met  toitt) 
suc^  force  tbat  Corses  and  men  fell  to 
tfce  eartb  ;  but  tfce  king  neber  rose  again* 
$;is  adversary's  spear  ^ad  pierced  bis 
cuirass  and  buried  itself  in  Iji0  beart* 
WOfytn  t|iere  toere  desperate  charges 
botb  b^  tbe  dBnglisb  and  3flrisb  knights, 
striding  to  come  to  ttie  aid  of  tfyeir  lead^ 
ers  ;  and  many  toere  slain  in  tljat  centre 
of  combat*  (^liber,  noto  on  foot,  fought 
Victoriously  among  Ijts  foes  ;  altoa^s 
defending  bimself,  \)t  struck  about  turn 
uiitl)  untoearied  strength,  scouting  bis 


inbaders  \"  $)o  be  cut  a  bloody  pad)  for 
himself  and  bis  companions,  drifting 
bis  foes  before  tmn,  until  l)e  regained 
tlje  solid  ranks  of  tbe  d£nglisb,  tuli^e  be 
toas  again  remounted*  C.^till  tlje  battle 
feared  toilder  and  fiercer  in  a  confused 
struggle,  in  toljid)  ,  toiti)  l)is  oton  bands, 
<&liber  overcame  tuuo  ^Irisb  kings,  toljo 
surrendered  to  him,  and  mere  led  into 
t^e  rear,  in  custody  of  (English  troop# 
ers*  C#t  length  ©liber  forced  his  toa^ 
through  the  enemy's  ranks,  deep  into 


tlje  Ijeart  of  tljeir  Ijost,  toljere  toas 
playeD  tl)f  ir  principal  banner. 
off  tlje  IjeaD  of  Ijim  luljo  carrieo  it,  tjc 
sei?eD  it  as  it  fell*  C.3KHtyen  tfce  3flrisfc 
Ijost  sato  tljcir  stanDarD  in  tlje  IjanDs  of 
tfceir  enemies,  tljep  toere  DismpeD ;  but 
a  conquerable  number  of  tljeir  bratoest 
knigljts  tfcreto  tljemselbes  upon  (fcliber, 
in  a  toilD  effort  to  recover  it*  aitljougb 
tfcei?  fought  toitlj  Desperate  toalor  until 
nearly  all  of  tljem  toere  slain,  t&eu  coulD 
not  rescue  tfceir  banner,  &tjen,  struck 
toitl)  terror  bs  tfce  terrible  DeeDS  of  tfcis 
seemingly  invulnerable  banD  of 
lisfc  knights,  anD  tljeir  entire  ^os 
ic#stricfeen  b^  t^e  frightful  slaughter  of 
tijrir  bratiest  anD  tljrir  best,  tljr^  lost 
l)opc  anD  flcD,  in  indescribable  rout, 
closely  pursued  anD  still  slauglitereo 
b^  tlje  C-nglisl) ;  nor  DiD  tl)ty  sta^  tljr tr 
aigljt  until  t^  came  to  ttieir  s^ips* 
€LS>o  mans  toere  slain  in  t^e  flight  t^jat 
tl)f  OcatJ  la^  tfjiek  along  tljc  toa^*  <$n 
t^rougl)  t^e  nigljt  t^  fleD  to  t^eir 
sljips,  anD  set  sail  in  terrible  fear  ttjat 
(Dliber  tooulD  fblloto  tljrin  upon  tlje 
sea^  anD  tbat  none  tooulD  escape  from 
t^e  frightful  Deaty  tol)ic|i  ^e  brought 
tl)tm»  C,3Pt)us  DemoralijeD,  anD  man^ 
of  tljem  DisarmeD,  tlje  fcto  toljo  toere 
still  libing  returneD  into  tljeir  oton 
country,  a  meagre  remnant  of  tlje  boast^ 
ful  Ijost  tliat  set  out  to  conquer  (£ng* 
lanD;  anD  t^  toere  receibeD  eber^to|iere 
toitl)  lamentations,  tears,  anD  tooful 
cries  b^  t^eir  countrymen*  HWfytn 
(DUVer  came  toitl)  bis  arm^  upon  tl)r 
sea*stjore,  anD  founD  ttjc  3f|ris^  fleet  in 
full  sail  IjomeinarD  to  tljetr  country, 
lie  turneD  back,  anD  baDe  tt)e  recall  be 
sounDeD,  t^at  eber^  one  sfcoulD  return 
to  camp*  tEijisf  t|ie?  DiD,  anD  along 


tlje  roaD  b^  toljir  1;  tljc  3(|risfj  fleD 
founD  tlje  DeaD  so  innumerable  tjat 
tlje  ujav  toas  blocheD  b^  DeaD  boDies, 
so  tljat  ttje^  toere  compelleD  to  seek 
otljcr  pattjs  back  to  tljeir  camp*  C.llooh# 
ing  at  tljis  DreaDful  track  of  Destruc* 
tion,  tljc  englisl;  tl;emselbes  toere  Dis* 
ma^eD,  anD  saiD  one  to  another,  C.**© 
600,  it  is  tlje  slaughter  of  tlje  toorlD 
t^at  lies  bere  on  tljis  fatal  Ijig^toa^ ! " 
C.(Dlii)er  ga?eD  toitl)  moist  e^es  on  tljis 
toork  of  Ijis  armv\  anD  crieD,  c."  ^ 
m^  <0oD  anD  Creator !  31  beg  tE^bee,  in 
tEtju  limitless  compassion,  tljat  tn^ljou 
toilt  fbrgibe  me,  a  poor  sinner,  tljat 
so  terrible  a  sijeDDing  of  blooD  Ijas  oc^ 
curreD  on  t^is  Da^,  of  to^icl)  3fl  am  in 
part  guilty,  anD  tljat  it  ijas  IjappeneD 
to  Christian  men,  anD  not  to  unbelief 
ers*"  C^ut  still  ^ou  ma^  toell  beliebe 
tljat  <Dliter  toas  f opful  to  baUe  toon  tlje 
bictorv1 ;  anD  be  returneD  tljanks  to  <$OD 
tljerefbr,  from  tlje  Depths  of  ^is  beart* 
C,s»o  (Dliber,  toitij  bis  arm^,  came  back 
to  tlje  dtp  tljat  IjaD  been  besiegeD  br 
tlje  3|ris;lj  Ijost,  in  toljicl;  Ije  toas  noto 
fo^full^  receibeD  bi?  a  procession  of  tlje 
citizens  anD  all  tlje  priestljooD*  CJIn 
tljis  cit£  tljev1  gate  great  gifts  to  <£Hiuer 
because  be  IjaD  DelibereD  tljem  from  sack 
b^  t^e  enem?*  t^bese  gifts  ^e  gener* 
ousl^  DibiDeD  among  Ijis  captains  anD 
common  solDiers,  keeping  back  nothing 
for  Ijimself*  3f|n  tlje  same  manner  toas 
DibiDeD  equally  to  tlje  Ijiojrj  anD  tlje  loto, 
all  tljat  Ijao  been  toon  from  tlje  foe, 
anD  be  tooulD  take  notljing  for  Ijimself . 
C,£cll)en  tljis  toas  concluDeD,  anD  tlje 
booty  Ijao  been  DitiiDeD,  Ije  calleD  tOf 
getter  all  t^e  captains  to^o  toere  unDer 
Ijint,  anD  SaiD  to  tljem,  C."  Compan; 
tons  anD  gooD  frienDS,  tlje  aimiglj ty  Ijas 


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ijelpeo  us  co  toin  a  great  bictory,  to  Ijola 
tlje  fielD  against  our  enemies;,  ana  to 
tribe  tljem  to  tljcir  sljips;  J;t  seems  to 
me  tljat  toe  sfcoula  noli)  sena  tlje  story 
of  tljis  Dictorv  to  our  gracious  lorD,  tlje 
king ;  ana  tljat  toe  may  Do  tljis  it  is  neea* 
ful  tljat  tlje  aeaa  be  eountra  ad  closely 
as  can  be*  ilet  tlji0  be  Done;  it  toill  be  a 
saa  numbering  tljat  toe  must  pas  for 
our  bictory*"  C.^o  tfcis  tlje  captains 
toere  agreea;  but  it  toad  aftertoara  ae* 
citjf D,  tljat  in  oraer  tljat  tlje  king  migljt 
be  immeaiately  informed  of  fye  battle 
ana  Uieton?  in  aatiance  of  sttrlj  count, 
ing*  to  dtate  ttye  lodd  of  tlie  enem^  to 
Ijabc  been  ttoent^  tljousana,  ana  tl;att  bt» 
tljc  grace  of  <$oa,  onlv  a  feto  of  tlje  Cng? 
Usl)  l;aa  fallen*  C, (E l;c  letter  toad 
ten;  ano,  after  approval  b^  all  tljr 
tains  ana  men  of  mar,  toad  committra 
to  a  messenger,  tot>o  toas  cljar ge a  to  riae 


posthaste  ana  aelitier  it  to  tljr  king, 
Ijaa  remain ea  in  llonaon*  (Tfte  messem 
ger  maae  great  Ijaste  to  tljat  city,  tocnt 
at  once  to  tlje  king,  ana  placea  tlje  letter 
in  Ijis  Ijanas*  C.£lje  king  openea  tlje 
letter  ana  learnea  its  contents  first  in 
pribate ;  but  toljen  IK  Ijaa  reaa  it,  all  may 
unaerstana  t^e  foy  of  Ijis  l;cart.  Oe  gafae 
tljr  letter  to  one  tolio  reaa  it  aloua  before 


all  t^ose  gatljerea  at  court,  ana  ebery  one 
gabe  thanks  to  aoa,  ttje  ^llmigljty,  for 
ins  tie^p  ana  grace  in  tljeir  Ijour  of  neea* 
il;e  king  oraerea  tljat  all  tlje  city  bells 
sljoula  ring  out  tlje  glaa  tiaings,  ana 
tljat  at  nigljt  great  bonfires  sljoulo  be 
lig|)tea»  t^lien  ^e  mountea  Ijis  ^orse, 
ana,  uiitlj  many  nobles  ana  princes, 
Ijis  Daughter  ana  Ijr r  laaies,  roae  to  tlje 
cljurclj  of  tlje  Ijoly  SBary ,  ana  Ijela  a  sol# 
emn  serbice  of  praise  for  tlje  aeliber* 
ance  of  tlje  kingaom  from  its  enemies* 
C<?reat  praise  ana  tjonor  toere  giben  by 
all  to  tlje  brabe  Unigljt  luljo  IjaD  lea  tlje 
army  to  bictory,  ana  Ijis  name  resouna^ 
ea  t^rouglj  tlje  streets  from  tlje  tljroats 
of  noisy  tljousanas,  Declaring  Ijim  tlje 
great  champion  of  Cnglana,  in  tuljose 
Ijanas  tljeir  libes  ana  liberties  toere  safe* 
Cj^otD  returns  tlje  tale  to  <$liber,  toljo, 
toljen  lie  Ijaa  completea  Ijis  letter,  ana 
still  stooa  in  tlje  miast  of  Ijis  captains 
ana  nobles,  questionea  t|iem  if  t|iey 
toere  of  tlje  mina  tljat  tlje  conquest 
of  tlje  3!rislj  kings  sljoula  be  carried 
still  farther*  Co  t^is  tljey  anstoerea^ 
**^es;  ana  it  sljall  not  fail  t^jrouglj  us," 
C^ljen  <Z^liber  spoke  again  to  fcis  army : 
C." Gracious  loras,  gooa  frienas,  ana 
companions  in  arms,  <$oa  £lmigijty  ijas 
giben  us  great  gooa  fortune,  for  toljidj 
toe  cannot  enottglj  tljank  fipim;  noto  it 
seems  toell  to  me,  consiaering  our  gooa 
beginning,  ana  tljat  you  promise  tljat 
you  toill  not  fail  me,  tljat  toitlj  tlje  Ijrlp 
of  ^oa  toe  proceea  tuitlj  tlje  gooa  toork 
of  toljiclj  our  late  bictory  is  so  faUor* 
able  an  augury*  CJfor  you  can  toell  be# 
liebe,  tljat  no  people  can  be  more  panic* 
stricken  tljan  our  foes,  toljen  tljey  tljink 
of  tlje  great  losses  tljey  Ijabe  sufferea, 
t^at  tljep  Ijabe  lost  tljree  kings,  one  slain 


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in  battle,  and  ttoo  our  prisoner**  and 
tljat  of  tljdr  trained  solDtr  r0  in  tofjom 
tljry  trns  tr  o  but  a  small  remnant  ijas  re* 
turned  to  tljeir  land*  therefore  it  seems 
to  me  toise,  considering  tyese  tljings, 
and  also  tljat  tor  are  not  far  from  tljr  ir 
lanb,  tfcat  our  army  should  pasty  quickly 
fortoard,  before  tyep  forget  tljeir  Defeat 
and  losses,  ant)  before  tljeE  Jjabe  time 
to  make  suet)  preparation  as;  toould  gibe 
tfcem  ani?  ^ope  to  resist  us*  taaffe  sljall 
fino  tljrm  notu  completely  disordered 
ant)  unprepared,  and  none  of  tljeir  cap* 
tains  can  quickly  gather  fyeir  scattered 
forces;  to  oppose  us*  31f  toe  can  torn  t|jis 
country,  my  brabe  golDier0  anD  gallant 
companions,  ^ott,  tljrouglj  to  tjom  it  toill 
be  Done^  toill  uesferue  tljat  ^our  oeeD0 
toill  be  toritten  in  a  chronicle  tljat  toill 
neber  be  forgotten,  tlje  chronicle  of  a  bak 
iant  ant)  toarlifee  people*  ®ur  conquest 
of  3|rclano  toill  also  oeliber  our  belobeo 
CnglanD  from  ani?  further  danger  of 
invasion  b?  tljes^e  rude  foes;,  and  make 
l?our  Ijomesf,  ^our  toibesf,  and  children 
foreber  sfafe,"  HWfyrn  tlje  leaders?  and 
tlje  soldiers'  Ijcatti  ©liber  0peak  tljusi 
boldly  and  sf^jretodl^,  t^e^  admired  bim 
greatly  and  toere  confident  t^at  Ijisf 
tftougijt0  and  toords;  came  from  tlje 
great  lobe  and  loplti?  toitfc  to^icl)  ty 
regarded  tiie  Cnglisfb  land  and  croton, 
and  that  Ije  toas1  a  great  captain,  under 
to^om  t^ei?  could  not  fail  of  all  ttje  sfuc* 
cestsi  to^icl)  ty  predicted*  C.tElierefore, 
after  a  brief  and  unanimous;  council, 
tljty  gabe  Ijim  ttjeir  an0toer,  and 
C."¥ott  are  our  captain;  and  toe 
been  0ent  out  to  sterbe  our  lord  and 
king  against  t)tsf  enemies,  and  also  to 
be  obedient  to  sou,  asf  ty*  ttyet  general: 
therefore  toe  sa^  to  ^ou,  to  tobateber 


place  i?ou  cljoost  to  lead  ust,  toe  toill  fol* 
loto,  and  stand  bp  pott  to  prosper  or  to 
die;  and  toe  toill  not  forsake  yon  erccpt 
in  deatlj*"  Caliber  sato  and  beard  toitlj 
f  op  tlje  good  toill  and  confidence  in  Ijim 
sbo ton  b^  Ijis  captains  and  soldiers,  and 
fte  tmeto  ttjat  tijty  toere  minded  to  be 
obedient;  so  be  tljanfeed  tljem,  and  said 
tljat  be  toould  serbe  tljr  king,  tlje  arm?, 
and  (England  to  ttlj  bod^, mind, and  beart, 
and  all  the  skill  of  leadership  uiljict)  be 
possessed,  and  tljat  be  toould  altoa^s  be 
faitljfnl  to  tljrm,  d^ljf n  Ije  called  on 
€»OD  aimigljt^  to  prosper  tljeir  inbasion 
of  tlje  country  of  tlje  ^rislj  kings*  C.§>o 
tlje  adbance  of  tlje  army  into  ^Ireland 
toas  decided;  and  tljry  took  toitl;  tljem 
out  of  t^je  cit^  as  man^  tents  as 
could  find,  and  as  manp  men  as 
needed  to  Ijeto  toood  and  do  camp  toork* 
HWfyen  fyty  departed  tljere  toent  toitb 
ttjem,  in  addition  to  tljeir  former  force, 
a  thousand  knigljts  and  as  many  foot 
soldiers,  all  of  toljom  Ijao  come  to  tljcm 
upon  report  of  tljeir  Victory  and  intended 
inbasion  of  Ireland,  and  toould  take  no 
refusal  of  tfceir  serbice  in  tbe  bictori^ 
ous  army,  <L(Eljey  also  took  toitlj  tljcm 
suclj  artillery  as  tlje  city  could  spare* 
C^ljose  toljo  Ijad  been  sent  out  to  burp 
tlje  dead  reported  tljat  tljey  bad  found 
four  and  ttoent^  thousand  of  tbeenem^, 
and  of  (Bnglisljmen  ttoelbe  ljundred* 
jfor  tlje  loss  of  tljeir  brabe  companions 
tlje  army  toas  muclj  griebed;  but  it  is 
tfte  common  misfortune  of  toar,  and 
t^e?  Ijad  no  time  noto  amid  t|je  bustle 
of  mans  preparations  to  spend  in  use* 
less  regrets,  C£>uftteient  sljips  toere 
Hastily  gathered  to  tljr  nearest  port  and 
fitted  for  tljr  inbading  army,  and  soon 
tfye  soldiers  toere  embarked  and  t^je  fleet 


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sailed  out  to  sea.  £>o  quickly  toa0 
Done,— for  ©liber  tulip  unDerstooD  the 
importance  of  rapiD  blotos,— that  in  a 
ben?  sljort  time  tlje  (English  armp  teas' 
lanDeD  on  tlje  3)rish  coast,  anD  pusljed 
fortoarD  into  tljc  land,  Destroying  as 
tljey  toent  tlje  feto  cities  anD  castles  tljat 
toere  fbunD  tuljiclj  coulD  harbor  tljeir 
enemies  or  Disturb  tljcir  movements* 
CJt  toas  founD  that  in  3f|relanD  the 
cities  anD  castles  toere  not  so  strongly 
built  as  in  dfrtglanD  or  prance,  tohere 
a  citaDel  can  often  ijold  out  long  after  tlje 
citp  is  taken.  C.&U  places  of  strength 
toere  overcome  as  the  arms  aDbanceD; 
but  sucfj  as  pielDeD  toere  allotoeD  to 
march  out  tljeir  garrisons  toitlj  all  tljeir 
possessions.  C.&0  great  toas  tlje  fear 
inspireD  by  tlje  Cngltslj  arm\%  tljat  feto 
DareD  oppose  it,  anD  cities  anD  castles 
rielDeD  as  it  aDbanceD,  C.S1je  kings 
toijo  Ijati  escapeD  from  tljr  battle  in  Cng# 
lanD  toere  still  so  confuseD  bp  tljrir 
panic  tljat  tijr v  coulD  make  no  fit  plans, 
but  seemeD  quite  oDeriuljelmeD  b?  tljdr 
great  losses*  t!P|)erefbre  tljese  31risl> 
kings  left  tlje  smaller  cities  anD  oik 
lages  to  tlje  care  of  (SoD,  toljiefc  meant 
t^eir  capture  or  Destruction  bp  t^e  €ng^ 
list),  anD  returneD  to  certain  strong 
places,  toljere  tlje^  liopeD  to  be  able  to 
maintain  tljemsetocs  until  tlje  potoer  of 
tljeir  country  toas  again  gntljereD  into 
a  strength  sufficient  to  Defeat  tljeir  in* 
baDers*  €L^uclj,  Ijotoeber,  as  tljep  toere 
terrifieD,  t^ere  toere  certain  among  tljem 
Uiljo  sUirmis  Ijr  D  Dailv  tuitlj  tlje  Cnglislj, 
anD  fougljt  so  taliantlv  tljat  manj?  toere 
slain  on  botlj  siDes*  But  tlje  6nglislj 
toon  tljeir  toav  Dan  bn  Da^,  until  at  last 
most  of  fye  fortifieD  places  in  tlje  coun* 
tr^  Ijau  pielDeD;  anD  tl)e  poorer  people, 


learning  tljat  tlje^  Ijat)  no  Ijelp  or  protec; 
tion  to  erpert  from  tljeir  lorDS,  Ijelyet) 
tlje  Cnglisl;,  in  many  cases,  against 
t^eir  natural  masters,  finDing  it  t|ieir 
interest  to  Do  so.  C.&t  lengtlj  tlje  inbaD* 
ing  arm^  came  before  a  strong  castle 
toljcrrin  toas  a  king  lately  crotoneD  in 
place  of  Ijim  tuljo  IjaD  been  killeD  by  <&& 
ber  at  tlje  tournament.  {Eljis  castle  toas 
at  first  attack  so  IjarD  presseD  tljat  botlj 
siDes  IjaD  mttclj  loss;  but  tljose  toitljin 
DefenDeD  tljemselbes  so  baliantlv,  tljeir 
toalls  remaining  uninfureD,  tljat  tlje 
first  Day's;  assault  accomplish  iitf 
•tie.  C.^lljen  lung  spacnamore,  luljo 
IjaD  been  ouertljroton  by  0liber  in  tlje 
first  Da^'s  tournament,  learneD  t^at  Ijis 
cousin  toas  beleaguered  in  Ijis  oton  cas^ 
tie,  Ijis  amazement  soon  turned  into 
fier^  anger;  anD  lie  stoore  b^  Ijis  kingly 
croton  tljat  tlje  (Englislj  inbasion  sljould 
be  at  once  defeated  anD  punisljeD.  ti>e 
gatljereD  together  from  far  anD  near  all 
tlje  forces  tljat  ije  could  collect,  anD  mitlj 
ttoo  otljer  kings  anD  tljeir  fbllotoers 
mareljed  out  to  break  up  tlje  siege  anD 
Destroy  t^e  <fl;ngUsl)  arm^.  ifeing  3j9ac* 
namore  intend ed  to  fall  upon  Ijis  enemy 
unerpectedly ;  but  ©liber,  tiiljo  toas  bery 
bigilant,  anD  kept  Ijis  spies  out  in  all 
Directions,  learning  tljat  tljis  enemy  toas 
aDbancing  against  tint,  toent  out  to 
meet  Iji0  attack  toitlj  a  considerable  part 
of  Ijis  army,  leabing,  tjotoeber,  a  suffi* 
cient  force  to  maintain  tlje  siege  anD 
guard  against  any  sortie  from  tlje  be* 
siegeD.  ifinDing  a  strong  position,  ty 
so  placed  fjis  army  tljat  tlje  aDbancing 
forces  of  tlje  3lrislj  tooulD  be  at  mttclj 
DisaDbantage.  C.^is  tlje  3lrislj  king  be* 
liebeD  tljat  ©liber  toas  fully  occupied 
iwtlj  tlje  siege,  ^is  army  toas  widely 


separates  in  its  aDtomce,  anD  came  on, 
in  loose  array,  ttnprepareD  for  mime* 
Diatc  combat*  £>o  it  happen  rD  that  uiljen 
aaacnamore's  army  came  to  the 


place  tobere  tbe  toglisb  lay  in  toait 
for  them,  l)c  toas  surprised  to  fmo  his 
solDiers  in  tijc  miDSt  of  actibe  enemies, 
luljo  mere  do  toell  placed  anD  prepared 
that  theKirisb  suffereD  great  loss;  but 
tlje  battle  teas  fiercely  toageD  on  botb 
sioes.  C.«^n  tljat  Day  many  a  tooman 
mourneD  her  Ijusbano  t  many  a  cbilD  toas 
maDe  an  orphan,  ant  many  a  maiDen 
lost  tier  lober*  Caliber  IjelD  ljts  army 
fcery  Valiantly  against  bis  foes,  ant) 
fongljt  toitlj  duel)  DeaDly  dianipionsljip 
tl)at  feto  OareOto  ainait  Ijts  stroUes;  But 
tlje  3;ri0t)  also  fougljt  bratiely,  for  Defeat 
meant  to  trjem  loss  of  Ijontc  anD  coun^ 
try*  Ww  battle  lasfteo  till  nigljt  closfeD 
in,  ujljen,ot)erpoujereD  anotljroton  into 
utter  confusion,  ttje  ^risl)  Ijost  tooh  to 
aigljt,  no  longer  able  to  enoure  tije 
0laugl)ter  inflicteD  upon  it  by  t^e  Cng^ 
liflflj*  ^igtit  gatoe  t^e  chance  of  retreat, 
ant),  cobereo  by  iw  feintly  Darkness,  t|ie 
3flrisl)  abaileD  tljemseltjes  of  tlje  oppor* 
tunity ;  but  fting  OBacnantore  anD  tlje 
otljer  kings  lnl)o  IjaD  come  ttiiti)  Ijim 
toere  all  tijree  taken  prisoners*  C.&t  t^j is 


capture  <$lit)er  mas  mttclj  pleaseD ;  for 
be  rjao  noixi  taken  fiUe  of  tlje  setien  kings 
of  2f]relanD,  anD  of  t^e  ttoo  not  yet  cap* 
tureo  one  toas  in  tlje  beleaguereD  castle 
before  toljict)  a  part  of  ijis  army  still  lay* 
C,Mljen  tlj e  fighting  toas  otier ,  anD  tlje 
libing  remnant  of  t^e  3|risfc  bost  baD 
fleD,  tlje  dBnglislj  army  took  its  mud; 
neeDeD  rest  upon  t|ie  battlefielD,  ^ere 
(Dliber  causeD  bis  tljree  captibe  kings  to 
be  as  hospitably  attenDeD,  ujitlj  ebery^ 
tljing  befitting  tljeir  rank,  as  uias  possi^ 
ble  in  Ijiscamp  after  sttcl)  a  Day  of  IjarD 
battle*  C.Carly  in  t^e  morning  tbe  d^ng^ 
Uslj  marcbeD  back  to  once  more  assault 
tlje  castle*  tElje  brabe  solDiers,  inljetljer 
knigbts  or  men  at  arms,  tljouglj  toeary 
toitb  so  mucb  figbting,  toere  speeDily 
reaDy,  anD,  inDeeD,  eager  to  set  about 
tljeir  Dangerous  toork*  But  tbey  mijo 
lay  in  tbe  castle  DefenDeD  it  manfully ; 
anD  tbe  3lrisb  king  sljouteo  alouD  tljat 
be  tooulD  sooner  Die  figbting  tljan  foil 
into  tbe  banDs  of  tljose  Uoljo  Ijao  mttD 
DereD  bis  fetber*  QQtyt  (I^nglisb  lay 
long  before  tbis  castle,  During  tobicb 
time  ©liter  sent  several  messengers 
to  tbe  king  of  CnglanD,  telling  luljat 
iiias  in  progress,  anD  Desiring  Ijim  to 
babe  no  anriety  about  bis  army,  for  all 
tuas  going  toell  ujttlj  it*  CLxElie  (Eng^ 
list)  artillery  toas  constantly  DiscbargeD 
against  tbe  castle  until  it  urns  mucb 
infureD*  tKMbni  a  great  part  of  tbe  en* 
circling  mall  IjaD  been  sljot  atoay,  anD 
a  bread)  maDe  into  tbe  castle  itself,  it 
teas  again  baliantly  stormeD*  €L©ltoer, 
U)!jo  leD  tbe  storming  party,  toas  tbe 
first  insiDe  tbe  castle ;  anD  uMjen  bis 
men  sato  tbis  tbey  forceD  a  toay  after 
bim :  in  spite  of  all  tbe  resistance  tbe  be; 
siegeD  coulD  make  tbe  castle  toasfton, 


anD  tlje  king  made  a  prisoner ;  but  be# 
tore  Ije  mas  taken  tie  DefenDeD  Ijim0elf 
00  braVelv  ant  strongly  tljat  fora  long 
time  no  one  coulD  lay  Mantis  on  Ijim ; 
anD  nearly  all  luljo  mere  toitlj  Ijim  in 
tlje  castle  mere  slain*  Caliber  garrk 
sonru  tlje  castle  toell;  tljen  aDVanceD 
further  totoarD  a  kingDom,  mfcere  mas 
a  young  king  tofyose  father  IjaD  been 
billet)  in  tlje  first  battle  toljirlj  IjaO  been 
fougljt  in  CnglanD,  But  tlje  young 
king  DID  not  atuatt  Ijis  arrival ;  Ije  came 
to  meet  <Dlivrr,  riDing  uiitljout  armor 
or  toeapons,  anD  carrying  in  tjis  IjanD 
a  brancl)  of  an  olive  tree  as  a  symbol 
of  peace*  HiUjen  Ije  met  Oliver  lie  paiD 
Ijim  pontage  as  l;is  conqueror,  anD  saiD, 


€.**  ^  poioertul  conqueror,  before  toljom 
no  one  is  secure  from  tl)e  great  fierce^ 
ness  of  t&y  stoorD ;  tljou  Ijast  conquered 
UingDoms,  anD  captureD  tljr  kings  of 
t^em  all;  anD  31  knoto  tliat  31  in  my 
single  mig^t  can  accomplish  nothing 
against  tljee  anD  rtjy  potoer :  therefore 
31  surrender  myself  to  tljy  toill ;  anD  31 
anD  my  kingDom  toill,  from  t^is  time 
fortlj,  be  submissive  to  tl;ee  anD  remain 
in  t^y  sertice,"  C.<^liVer  thankfully  re* 
ceibeD  tys  submission,  took  tym  by  tfce 
,  anD  saiD  to  #m,  t^jat  lie 


be  treateD  inittj  all  generous  consiDer^ 
atiom  C.t^l)e  tents  ioere  set  up  on  a 
beautiful  fl'elD  tljat  toas  frestjly  green 
anD  near  at  IjanD,  t^brougb  it  ran  many 
pretty  streams,  for  it  toas  full  of  Ijot 
springs  anD  Very  pleasant  to  tlje  eye* 
C.By  Oliver's  commanD  tlje  sip  kings, 
mi)o  mere  foclD  prisoners  in  a  strong 
castle  not  far  from  tljat  place,  mere 
brought  Ijttljer ;  anD  as  fine  a  feast  as 
coulD  be  maDe  at  tljat  time  anD  place 
mas  prepareD  for  ttje  army  anD  tljeir 
seVen  captive  kings*  C.tE|iese  kings 
mere  brought  to  tlje  camp,  anD  Oliver 
receiVeD  tljem  kinDly,  anD  baDe  tljem  to 
tljc  feast  tljat  IjaD  been  prepareD,  anD  at 
mbicb  t^iey  mere  most  honorably  anD 
Hospitably  receiVeD*  CJfirst  tlje  ser^ 
Vants  poureD  mater  oVer  tljeir  ijanDs ; 
after  mijiclj  ceremony  tlje  seven  kings 
mere  seateD  together  at  one  table,  anD 
Oliver  anD  bis  captains  near  tljein  at 
anotljer  table ;  anD  all  mere  mell  serVeD* 
C^^nr  tlje  feasting  mas  oVer,  eVery 
one  except  t^ie  captains  anD  ttye  royal 
prisoners  mas  commanDeD  to  leaVe  tlje 
tent:  tljen  Oliver  saiD  to  tlje  kings, 
tljat  tljey  mere  prisoners  to  tljose  loljo 
mere  in  ttje  service,  anD  mijo  DID  tlje 
mill,  of  tlje  king  of  CEnglanD ;  to  mijiclj 
great  king  t^ey  tiaD  sent  a  shameful 
message,  anD  misljeD  to  Do  Ijim  greater 
infury :  therefore  tljey  must  nom  UVe 
accorDing  to  Ijis  mill*  tl^lje  prisoners 
mere  silent,  greatly  fearing  tljat  tfcey 
moulD  IjaVe  Ijarslj  treatment,  as,  in# 
DeeD,  certain  of  tljem  ricljly  DeserVeD* 
C^l)nt  <DUVer  tolD  tljein  tljat,  upon 
t|ie  nert  morning,  t^ey  moulD  be  sent 
to  tlje  king  of  CnglanD,  anD  tljat  tljey 
moulD  Do  mell  to  tljinU  oVer  tljeir  post* 
tion,  anD  Ijom  tljey  migljtmaUeamenDs 


to  that  great  monarch  for  tijt  insults 
and  injury  they  had  offeree  Ijim .  C,2f ter 
fitter  Ijaa  do  addressed  Iji0  prisoners, 
toine  and  spiers;  for  tljc  sleeping  cup 
lucre  brought ;  ano  toljen  tljts  tuns 
trunk  curry  one  toent  to  tits  rest  until 
the  morning ;  anD  tljc  kings  toere  toell 
guarded  through  tlje  nigljt, 

Cfmpter  jrtu  f^oto  <£ltoer 

ant  his  army  returned  to  London :  of 
tljr  festivities  upon  his  return,  ano  Ijoto 
he  married  tlje  king's  Daughter, 


1$  the  morning  the  captains  toere 
busy  commanding  ebery  one  to 
make  ready  for  the  march,  and  the  entire 
arms  began  to  make  its  tourney  back  to 
London*  Qmfytn  tliey  came  again  to 
tlje  sljore  of  tlje  sea,  fitter  called  to  ^jim 
a  knigljt  of  great  estate,  ioljo  toas  one 
of  l)ts  ctjief  captains,  and,  iintl)  most 
kindly  acknotoledgment  of  Ijis  faittjful 
and  Valuable  tjelp  in  tlje  3|risl)  fear, 
so  successfully  brought  to  a  bictorious 
end,  entrusted  to  tjtm  tlje  Ijonorable 
duty,  to  embark  speedily  in  a  surift  sljip, 
to  conbey  in  adbance  to  tlje  king  tlje 
netos  tljat  tlje  army  toas  on  its  toay 
Ijomeiunrd,  and  to  relate  luljat  ijad  been 
accomplisljed ;  for  tljis  could  be  better 
communicated  by  toord  of  moutlj  tljan 


it  could  be  toritten*  CtTIje  knigljt, 
mud)  pleased  to  be  tlje  messenger  of 
so  mud)  good  tidings,  set  sail  at  once, 
and  came,  as  speedily  as  migljt  be,  to  tlje 
king  in  London ;  and,  kneeling  before 
Ijim,  delivered  tyis  message  of  respect 
ful  greeting  from  lOltoer  and  all  tlje  cap# 
tains  and  soldiers  of  tl)e  returning 
army*  tEljen  Ije  proceeded  to  tell  Ijoto  all 
toere  on  tljeir  toay  Ijomr  to  London; 
|joto  ttjey  bad  conquered  seben  king# 
doms  in  ^Ireland,  and  subjected  tljem  to 
tlje  cBnglislj  croton ;  tjouj  flitter  toas 
bringing  tlje  captibe  kings,  and  toould 
deliber  tljem  into  Ijis  master's  Ijand  to 
be  dealt  toitb  according  to  Ijis  pleasure* 
ii)e  also  related  to  tlje  king  tlje  toonder; 
ful  deeds  tljat  <$liter  Ijad  done  in  tlje 
toar ;  sttclj  deeds  as  toere  scarcely  to  be 
beliebed  of  a  mortal  man ;  but  uritlj  Ijis 
oton  eyes  tje  tjad  seen  tljem  done,  &nd 
t^jen  |je  said  to  tfce  king,  C.**  tWit 
ttjanks  sljould  be  giben  to  aoo  for  tfyese 
great  Victories,  after  tnm  tlje  thanks  of 
(England  are  due  to  tlje  baliant  knigljt, 
(Dliber ;  for  it  is  by  Ijis  strong  rigljt  arm, 
baliant  heart,  and  toise  leadership,  tljat 
ttjy  foes  tjatie  been  subdued ;  anD  31  be; 
liebe  tljat  <0od  Ijas  neber  giben  to  any 
man  more  constant  good  fortune  ttjan 
to  ttyis  brabe  knight,"  C.Mljen  tlje  king 
Ijeard  tl)f  good  netos,  Ije  toas  so  refoiced 
tljat  Ije  sat  for  a  time  silent,  because 
be  could  find  no  toords  tljat  seemed  to 
jjim  sufficiently  erpressibe,  and  Ije  toas 
overcome  toitlj  tlje  great  good  fortune 
toljielj  Ijad  come  to  liim  and  to  Ijis  king; 
dom ;  but  toljen  Ije  came  to  Ijimself  tjc 
embraced  tlje  knigljt  toljo  bad  brought 
the  glorious  tidings,  and  said  to  hint, 
C."$y  dearest  friend,  <Sod's  toelcome 
to  thee ! — jFrom  this  hour  thou  art  an 


earl,  for  tty  gooD  citing**  )5ut  boto  can 
3)  enough  lonor  tbs  great  captain  ?  31 
praise  tbe  #lmigbt£,  tbat  J?e  batb  giben 
to  me  ana  to  Cnglana  tljr  arm  ana  tljr 
brain  ana  tl)f  beart  of  tljc  noblest  of 
bnigbts,  tobo  tjas'  been  our  captain  in 
tbis  glorious  toar,  ana  tobose  leaaer* 
sbip  to  ill  matte  tbis  bingaom  tlje  most 
famous  ana  potoerful  in  tbe  toorla*" 
C.tE^rn  bebaae  tbebnigbt  again  relate 
to  bim  tl;e  toljolr  story  of  tljc  toar,  ana 
callea  upon  all  in  tlj  c  palace  to  listen.  £>o 
tljr  ncto  earl  tola  it  again  from  begin* 
ning  to  ena,  ana  constantly  in  bis  stor? 
ijr  gabe  great  praise  to  flitter,  ano  said, 
C.u  <ElK  oeeus  tobieb  lie  bas  Done  are 
increoible  to  tfcose  toljo  babe  not  seen 
tljcm,  as  31  babe ;  but  soon  tljere  to  til  be 
Ijf  rr  tljousanos  of  tottnesses,  toljo  toill 
all  tell  t^e  same  tale*"  C.tEri)en  t^e  king 
sent  men  toljo  tjao  bearD  tlje  stor^  into 
public  places  in  tlje  cit^  to  gibe  tfce 
gooD  tidings  to  all  tl;e  people.  CL<rijf se 
stories  soon  came  to  t|ie  king's  feir 
oaugljter,  toljose  ijeart  toas  full  of  tljc 
glaDDest  rejoicing  at  all  tljat  toas  saiD 
of  iDUticr,  ant)  tljat  slje  sljoulo  soon  see 
bim ;  anu  sbe  tljougbt  t^at  if  sbe  toere 
queen  Oliber  sljoulD  be  satisfied  ana  all 
Cnglana  also,  toitlj  tlje  gooa  gifts  tljat 
sbe  tooula  Ijeap  upon  Ijim ;  for  in  bcr 
^eart  s^e  toas  impatient  of  ber  father 
tljat  l)f r  lober  baa  not  receibea  Ijis  re- 
toara,  tljepriK  of  tljr  tournament,  toljir  I) 
be  baa  tben  aeserbea,  ana  tobicb  be  baa 
no  to  earnea  ober  ana  ober  again  bv  bis 
great  bictories  against  tbe  foes  ana  in# 
baaers  of  englana.  C.^b^  fei«S  asbea 
on  tobat  aa^  tbe  arms  tooula  arribe  in 
JLonaon;  ana  toben  b^  bab  been  in# 
fbrmea^besummonea  bis  stetoara,  ana 
oraerea  tbat  great  preparation  be  maae 


for  feasting  tbe  returning  arms,  so  tbat 
tbeir  Ijomr  coming  sboula  be  maae  an 
occasion  of  jov  for  all;  ana  be  com? 
manaea  tbat  all  Cnglana  partake  of  tbat 
fo£  b^  ttoo  toeeks  of  general  festibit^ 
ana  rejoicing*  ty  also  sent  to  all  Ijis 
lanaea  nobles,  tbat  tljtv  come  to  lji0 
court,  ana  belp  \)im  to  DO  bonor  to  tljose 
toljo  baa  fottgbt  so  baliantl^  against 
tbeir  enemies*  HWfytn  tbe  bictorious 
arm?  approacbea  tbe  citv  of  LonDon, 
tbere  luent  fortb  to  meet  it  tbe  bing  ana 
a  great  company  of  loras;  for  tbere  toas 
no  one  at  tbe  court  tobo  toas  not  reaaj? 
ana  eager  to  toelcome  tbem,  ana  to  DO 
Ijo  nor  to  tbe  great  captain  tobo  lea  tbem* 
CC  Ijf  bing  baa  com  manaea  tbat  <$Uber 
ana  Ijisf  captains  be  brougbt  toitlj  great 
state  into  tbe  cit^;  tberefore  tbe  streets 
tocre  gailr  aecoratea,  ana  bonfires  of 
rejoicing  toere  ligbtea,  tobile  eber^  bell 
in  tbe  cit£  rang  out  a  joyous  peal,  ana 
all  tbe  priests  came  in  procession  to 
tbe  gate  to  meet  tbem*  €im\)tn  ®liber 
sato  tbe  great  company  coming  to  meet 
bim ,  be  aismountea  from  bis  borse,  ana 
aabancea  on  foot,  ana  bis  captains  aia 
libetoise*  tEDben  tbere  toere  tbe  toarm* 
est  greetings  intercbangea,  ana  man? 
basty  questions  asbea  ana  anstoerea* 
Caliber  ana  b&  follotoers  toere  taben 
at  once  to  tbe  cburcb,  tobere  tbey  gabe 
tbanbs  to  <@oa  for  tbeir  safe  return  from 
tbe  perils  of  toar  ana  of  tbe  sea*  ^abing 
enaea  tbeir  aebotions,  tljry  mountea 
again  ana  roae  to  tbe  palace;  but  <&liber 
sent  tbe  seben  bings  to  tbe  loaging  tbat 
baa  been  preparea  for  tbem*  <LClaa  in 
complete  armor,  at  tbe  beaa  of  bis  brabe 
companions,  <$liber  roae  tbrougb  tbe 
streets  of  LonDon  amia  unibersal  rejoi^ 
cing ;  ana  tbe  laaies  from  tbeir  balconies 


and  windows  tbreto  down  flowers  and 
fluttf rr D  tbctr  scarfs  ant)  kereljiefs  in 
sign  of  glad  welcome*  C.3t  ttjc  palace 
tbere  wasagain  aceremonsof  reception* 
<^lit)er  Dismounted,  anti  did  reference 
to  tl)c  lung,  greeting  bun  witlj  modest 
Dignity*  tElje  captains  wfco  were  toitfc 
<$liber  also  did  reference  to  tljr  lung, 
and  were  most  kindty  received  b£  bim, 
and  to  rad)  mas  gitirn  some  Ijonor  or 
title  in  recognition  of  %te  goot)  sertoiee* 
CClKn  tl)r  Uing  embraced  tfiHitoer  witlj 
botl)  arms,  and  kissed  ijim  witlj  great 
affection,  saying:  C."H>ear  fenigljt  and 
best  friend,  blessed  be  tbr  fatljcr  tuljo 
begot  tljre,  and  tbe  motljcr  wljo  bore 
tljce  and  brought  tbce  into  tljt  toorld ; 
and  praised  be  tljr  ^ImigljtD,  \ul)o  Ijas 
protected  t^ee  and  brought  tfyee  to  ti)i& 
kingdom,  to  toljiet)  in  tl)i0  fovful  Ijour 
so  muclj  glorv1  and  Ijonor  Ijaue  come 
t^rouglj  t^  great  deeds*  &nd  3]  pra^ 
<Sod  tljat  l^e  make  me  ioortlj^  of  tljee, 
and  tljat  j\  map  be  able  to  retoard  tljee 
full^*"  €.**  t^o  <0od  should  be  thanks 
for  our  Victories,"  replied  ©liber,— **to 
^od,  and  to  pour  oum  tialiant  people, 
of  to  bom  ^ountade  me  t^e  leader,  —and 
not  to  me;  and  tljougl)  3j  Ijatoe  done  tlje 
best  tljat  |f|  teas  able  to  do,  31  babe  not 
deserted  tlje  Ijonors  toljiclj  pou  bestoto 
upon  me»"  C.tE^  king  replied  t^at  ^e 
toas  tueli  informed  of  tlje  tilings  U)t)tclj 
liad  happened,  and  of  toljicl)  tljere  toas 
muclj  more  to  be  said  and  done ;  but 
\)t  noiu  bade  (Dliter  go  to  Ijis  lodgings, 
lap  off  bis  armor,  and  come  to  tljr  court 
festival,  toljich  bad  been  commanded 
in  bis  bonor,  bringing  toitlj  bim  tbe 
3flrisb  kings,  to  be  also  partakers  of  t^e 
festival,  and  to  do  bonor  to  tlje  bicto^ 
rious  general  uiljo  bad  conquered  ttjem. 


C,l3tt t  <Dlitoer  asked  permission  of  tlje 
king  tbat  before  lading  off  bis  armor  be 
be  allowed  to  pap  Ijis  respects  to  bis  gra> 
cious  lad^,tljeprincess  ^elena*  tEo  t^is 
tlje  king  fo^full^  consented,  and  (fcliber 
was  taken  to  tlje  apartments  of  tlje  prin* 
cess,  to  U)bom  tlje  king  tjad  sent  a  m es# 
sage,  t^at  sije  should  receive  ber  knigljt 
lunolp,  and  sljow  Ijim  all  tbe  faUor  tbat 
s^je  could.  HWfyen  ^e  came  before  tbe 
princess,  sljr  took  bun  bp  tbe  bano,  bid^ 
ding  bim  welcome  in  <0od's  name,  drew 
fjim  to  Ijer,  and  kissed  bun ;  but  tljeir 
meeting  must  needs  be  brief,  and  <$>{{( 
ber  was  ljurried  from  ber  and  ber  ladies, 
luljo  offered  bim  eber^  kindness  and  wet- 
come,  tbat  Ijc  migljt  not  or  lap  tbe  grand 
ceremonial  of  tbe  fr stiDttp  Inljiclj  was 
nowreadv*  C,.S>ol)e  Wenttoijislodgings, 
put  off  bis  armor,  and  was  dressed  for 
tbe  festival  in  magnificent  court  robes, 
wljiclj  bad  been  prepared  for  bim  Ijp  tlje 
king's  commands*  C.Mljen<Dliterand 
tbe  seben  kings,  for  wljom,  likewise, 
court  dresses  suitable  to  tljeir  state  Ijad 
been  provided,  were  in  readiness  to  pro? 
ceed  to  tbe  court,  tljere  came  to  bis  lodg; 
ings  a  great  number  of  tlje  nobles  and 
knigljts  of  Ijigbcst  rank,  sent  bp  tlje 
king  to  conduct  bun  and  Ijis  captains 
and  t^e  kings  to  tbe  palace*  (Dljis  was 
a  fine  spectacle,  for  all  tied  witb  racb 
otter  in  tbe  splendor  of  tljeir  dresses  and 
equipages,  to  do  bonor  to  tlje  great  Ijero 
of  tbe  occasion*  Caliber  bad  spoken  to 
tbe  id risl)  kings  of  tbe  king's  intention 
toward  tftem,  and  bad  told  tljem  bow  be 
beliebed  tbat  tljeir  past  offences  would 
be  fbrgitien  tljem,  upon  tljeir  promise  of 
good  serbiee  and  obedience  in  tlje  future ; 
so  tbe^  were  partly  reassured  as  tljei? 
rode  forward,  and  tljeir  fine  Ijorses  and 


ricl)  Drr00t  0  seemed  to  tljcm  a  gooD  an? 
gury  of  a  bint)  reception  by  tl;e  CBnglislj 
king,  tEbep  toere  met  bp  another  com? 
pany  of  Gnglisl)  lords,  and  let)  before  tljr 
lung,  tuljo  Hit)  not  rtsr  from  Ijis  scat  to 
receive  tbem,  £>o  tbej?  fenelt  before  bim, 
mud)  troubled  in  spitr  of  tlje  encour? 
agement  tbej?  bad  receibed,  €L^2ff^en  tbe 
king  perceitoed  tl)f  ir  distress,  ty  made 
tbem  uirlcomc,  and  bade  ©litirr  present 
eacb  one  of  tbem  s  rtir  rally  to  Ijim ;  toljo, 
Uiljrn  tbus  introduced,  offeree  bisliom? 
ageanDs'ubmis'sfion^UJljicljlijrrereceitieD 
graciotisiy  by  tije  King,  toljo  tnlfecD  toitl) 
t^em  of  man^  mattersf^  sfa^ing  nothing 
in  regard  to  tlje  past  tuar ;  ano  ttji0  talk 
lasted  until  announcement  toa0  maDe 
tliatall^iioulD  proceed  to  tljcljallof  fca$t? 
ing,  tE^lien  tliere  toasf  tlje  ceremony  of 
t\)t  uja0l)ing  of  Ijantis.  C, (TlK  king  IjaD 
ordered  tljree  tables  to  be  placed  Ijigtjer 
tljan  tl)f  otljrrs  in  tfte  IjalU  0t  tl)f  l)igl)> 
r st  be  0at  U)itl)  Ijis  daugljter,  and  <DU? 
ber  toad  incited  to  take  \ji&  0eat  at  tljr 
king'0  rigtjt  band ;  ttjifif  bonor  be 
estli?  accepted,  ber^  IjapP^  in 
for  sttrl)  disftingtiigljed  position  sljotor  D 
tljat  be  toa0  noto  considered  of  tlje  royal 
family  $o  otljer  but  ttje0e  tbree  0at  at 
tbi0 table,  €L^ben  tbeking commanded 
tljat  tl)f  sf  tic n  captibe  kings  be  placed  at 
tl)f  second  table,  not  quite  so  Ijigl)  as 
tljat  of  tl)r  king ;  toljirl)  toas  soon  done; 
for  all  bad  been  arranged  beforehand*  and 
tbe  court  master  kneto  tobat  be  bad  to 
do,  tEljc  captains  of  tbe  army  and  bigb^ 
est  nobles  and  ladies  toere  tijtn  placed 
at  tbe  tbtrd  table,  ujljicl)  toas  t3rry  great, 
for  tbese  toere  manp,  0t  tbis  table  tbe 
captains  bad  tbe  most  bonorable  places, 
t&ben,  tbrougb  tbe  bast  ball,  tbe  great 
multitude  of  guests  of  lotoer  degree 


toere  placed  by  tbe  court  master  and  bis 
assistants,  c act)  guest  according  to  bis 
rank,  C.C-be  food  toas  plentiful,  toitb 
an  abundance  of  rare  and  ricb  disbes, 
man^  of  tbem  elaborately  decorated; 
and  tbe  toines  toere  of  tbe  choicest  tbat 
could  be  procured,  Jt  toas  a  magnifc 
cent  feast ;  and  tye  fo^ous  faces  and 
splendid  dresses  made  it  tbe  grandest 
spectacletbat  anp  of  tbefeasters  bad  eber 
seen,  CWben  tbe  feast  toas  ended, 
and  tbe  tables  bad  been  remobed,  and 
tbanks  bad  been  returned  to  «5od,  tbe 
king  commanded  ®liber,tbatbe  sbould 
present  tbe  2firisb  kings  and  bi«  cap? 
tains  to  tbe  princess,  and  tljen  lead  ber 


into  tbe  dance,  t^bts  toas  done  toitb 
imiclj  court  ceremonial,  in  tobicb  l)rr 
young  and  bandsome  knigbt  sbotoed 
bimself  to  bi^  princess  to  be  as  accom? 
plisbed  a  master  of  court  etiquette  as  of 
military  skill  in  toar ;  and  a  murmur  of 
admiration  toas  beard  tljrougljout  tljat 
great  company,  tljat  tbeir  bero  toas  as 
pre?eminent  in  tbe  court  and  ball-room 
as  in  tbe  tournament  and  battlefield, 
C,  (Tl)f  king  toas  toell  pleased ;  and 
tobile  be  looked  at  <^liber,  dancing  toitb 
tbe  most  courtly  grace,  \jt  considered 
toitbin  bimself  boto  it  toould  be  possi? 


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ble  to  best  refoarD  bim  for  tbe  great  ser* 
trice  Done  to  bint  anD  to  tbe  country* 
)l5ut  lie  coulD  tbinb  of  no  greater  reinara 
for  all  tbr  brilliant  sernices  <Dlincr  baD 
performeD,  tban  t)i*  Daughter  tyclena, 
inborn  tbis  naliant  champion  baD  pre> 
niously  inon  by  bnigbtly  DeeDS,  inborn 
be*  mitb  inbat  noin  sccmeD  an  meg* of 
pruDcnec,  baD  kept  back  from  bint ;  00 
noin  tbe  tbougbt  came  to  tbe  lung,  tbat 
it  inas  possible  tbat  <£>ltfcrr  no  longer 
toisbeD  for  tbe  princess,  inbo  baD  been 
Denies  bint;  anD  tbis  tbougbt  DisturbeD 
bim  greatly*  £>o  be  resolneD  tbat  after 
tbe  Dance  be  inoulD  speab  to  (Dlincr  of  bis? 
DeferreD  marriage  in  tbe  presence  of  tbat 
great  assembly,  anD  propose  its  imme* 
Diate  solemnisation.  C.(Eberefore,lnbcn 
tbe  Dance  mas  enort),  anD  bis  Daugbter 
came  to  Ijim  to  inisb  bint  gooDmigbt, 
ber  fatber  saiD  to  ber  tbat  be  inisbeD  ber 
to  tnait  in  ber  chamber,  anD  not  at  once 
lie  Doinn  to  sleep,  as  be  migbt  inisb  to 
speab  mitb  b*  r  again*  CJntbe  presence 
of  tbe  senen  bings  anD  otber  princes  anD 
nobles,  tbe  bing  tbus  aDDresseD  <Dliuer: 
C."®liner,  my  gooD  bnigbt  anD  Dear 
frienD ,  31  tbus  publicly  confess  my  fault, 
tbat  31  bane  for  a  long  time  DelayeD  tbe 
fulfilment  of  a  promise  to  tbee,  anD  bane 
not  ginen  tbee  tbat  inbicij  sbottlD  be 
tljine,  mv  Daugbter,  Inon  bi?  tlj^  naliant 
anD  bnigbtl^  DeeDS  in  tbe  tournament, 
to  tbe  irietor  of  tobicb  sbe  InaspromiseD* 
Wfym  3(1  maDe  tbe  request  for  Delay  31 
tnas  moneD  by  tbe  tbougbt  tbat  31  bnetn 
notbing  of  tby  cbaracter  or  family,  nor 
baD  31,  or  any  of  my  court,  bnoinleDge 
of  tbee,  sane  of  tby  appearance  anD 
erploits  in  tbe  lists,  But  noin  Inebnom 
tbee  inell«  anD  tnere  my  Daugbter  queen 
of  tbe  entire  inorlD  31  bnoin  of  no  l)tts 


banD  for  ber  tbat  31  tooulD  prefer  to  tbee, 
Despite  tbe  fact  tbat  tbou  still  concealest 
from  us  tby  family  anD  bistory*  tEbere* 
fore,  praiseinortby  bnigbt,  Inbo  art  tbe 
bonor,  tbe  protector,  anD  tbe  enlarger 
of  tljis  bingDom,  3)  confess  tbat  it  is 
not  in  my  potoer  to  sufficiently  repay 
tbee  for  tbe  great  sernice  tbat  tbou  bast 
Done  for  me  anD  for  my  realm,  in  any 
otber  may  tban  by  gining  to  tbee  tbe 
most  precious  treasure  tbat  31  bane  in 
my  bingDom  of  CnglanD,  mbicb  is  my 
Dearest  Daugbter,  if  it  is  tby  Inisb  to  tabe 
ber  in  boly  marriage,  £>o  milt  tbou,after 
my  Deatbi  possess  tbis  noble  bingDom ; 
anD  3)  can  rest  satisneD  tbat  31  leaue  a 
Inell^guarDeD  realm  unDer  tbe  rule  of  a 
bing  so  poinerful  anD  fust  as  tbou  bast 
pronentbyself  to  be,"  tLtlTbebing  ceaseD 
to  speab,  anD  loobeD  at  ®liner  for  bis  an# 
smer,  Cljat  naliant  bnigbt,  bolnener, 
tljougb  nener  nanquisbeD  in  battle,  mas 
nom  so  otercome  by  bi*  emotion  at 
bearing  of  tbe  great  recompense  tbus 
offereD  bint*  anD  by  all  tbe  bonor  anD 
praise  so  generously  bestomeD,  tbat  bis 
beart  tnas  too  fullfor  utterance  ;norcoulD 
be,  for  a  little  time,  nnD  fitting  morDs 
mitb  mbicb  to  accept  bis  priceless  re; 
tnarD,  3t  lengtb  tbe  pomer  of  speed; 
came  to  bim,  anD  falling  upon  bisbnees 
before  tbe  bing,  be  tbus  ansmereD  bim : 
C.4*  3J9ost  migbty  lorD  anD  bing,  31  bane 
learneD,  tbrougb  your  too  binD  apprr r ia 
tion  of  my  poor  efforts,  tbat  tbere  is  no 
better  sernice,  nor  bopeof  bigb^r  retnarD, 
tban  in  serning  so  great  anD  generous 
a  bing,  31  may  inell  say  tbis  mben  tbat 
i»b icb  31  bane  been  able  to  Do  is  so  ridjlv 
repaiD ;  inben  31  am  remarDeD  mitb  a  gift 
greater  tban  any  prince  on  eartb  may 
receine,  31  gibe  tbanbs  to  ^5oD,  tbe  #1* 


migljti?,  anD  to  l?is  Dear  Sl&otljer,  and 
also  to  your  roy  al  grace ;  for  no  poor  man 
suelj  as  3f|  am  Ijafc  eber  before  one  tentlj 
part  of  tlje  gooD  fortune  uutlj  mljictj  i?ou 
00  generously  ^onor  me ;  anD  31  pras 
^OD,  tljat  H)f  make  me  toortlji?  of  pour 
generosity,  tEtirougti  i?ou  a  name  toill 
be  mine,  tuljielj  mill  replace  mi?  family 
name ;  for  jfl  sljall  Ijenecfortlj  be  calleD, 
bi?  tliose  totio  speab  of  me,  tlje  3Fortu* 
nate  tknigtit*"  C.tEljen  tlje  bing  baDe 
Wittier  arise  anD  stanD  bcsioe  fjim  mijile 
tie  sent  for  t)is  Daughter,  OTjen  slje 
came  tie  took  IK r  by  tlje  IjanD,  leD  tier  to 
<£HiUer,  anD  saiu,  <IU  Dear  son,  tl)is  is 
m^  Daughter,  toljom^l  gibetotljee  as  t^ 
toifr ;  anD  tlms  glaDl^  J,  fulfil  mv  pro^ 
mises,"  C,<Dlit)er  sought  to  tfcanb  jjim 
again,  but  fount)  no  fitting  toorDS :  Ijis 
foy  toas  too  great*  C,  CDUr  princess  toas 
startleD  bv  tfye  suDDenness  of  ti)is  br 
stotoal  of  l)f  r  on  tljr  fortunate  li  ntgljt, 


anD  bluS^eD  rosy?  reD  ;  but  tier  beauty 
teas  not  lesseneD  tljereb^,  C.^aff^en  tfce 
king  sale  l)fr  confusion  tie  saiD, 


trr,  it  seems  tljat^i  IjaUeDisttirbeD  tljrr 
sorelv*  bv  gibing  t^ee  a  ftusbaiiD  toitti^ 
out  t^  ImobolrDge  anD  consent  ;  but  ifl 
trust  tliat  be  toill  Unoto  tjouj  to  reconcile 
t^eeto  tl)f  affliction,  for  it  toas  neeDful 


tljat  our  Debt  be  paiD,"  C, Cljcrf  toas  an 
arc^bistiop  at  tfce  court,  toljo  performeD 
t\)t  ceremony  of  betrothal  at  once* 
3Hfti)en  tl;is  teas  Done,  an  olD  Unigljt  br# 
gan  to  speab,  b^  commanD  of  ttje  bing ; 
anD  be  turneD  Ijis  face  totoarD  t Ijr  seben 
captibe  lungs,  anD  saiD  to  tljem,  ttiat  tljc 
liigb  anD  migbt^  bing  of  CnglanD,  bis 
most  gracious  master,  IjaD  commanDeD 
tym  to  say  to  tljcm,  tljat,  in  consiDera; 
tion  of  tl)f  great  marriage  anD  festival, 
toljic I)  tooulD  be  on  tljr  morroto,  anD  on 
<$Ut)er's  account,  tuljo  IjaD  interceDeD  in 
tbrir  fabor,  tl)f  bing  toas  binDl^  minDeD 
totoarD  t^iem ;  ttjat  lie  tooulD  gibe  t|iem 
bach  tlirir  bingDoms,  anD  permit  tbrm 
to  return  to  ttieir  bomes ;  but  tljis  upon 
tl)t  conDitions:  ttjattljr^  sboulD  SIM  ear 
fealty  to  bitti,receibe  from  tym  tljeir  fiefs 
as  from  ttieir  sovereign  lorD,  anD,  also, 
so  often  anD  so  mud)  as  Ijr  claimeD 
from  ttiem  t^  stioulD  ^ielD,  tMtietlier  it 
migljt  be  ttieir  aiD  against  tlis enemies, 
or  to  come  totien  requireD  to  liis  court, 
anD  tljat  ttiej?  sljoulD  be  aluwys  obeDient 
to  l)im,  anD  acbnotoleDge  Ijim  for  tljrir 
sovereign  lorD»  C,^e  bings,  ttioug^ 
tl)ry  toerenot  pleaseD  to  Ijate  a  master 
imposeD  upon  tl)f m,  yr t  tlopeD  tljat  a 
time  mig^t  eomeiMlien,  b^  cunning  or 
force,  tljf y  coulD  regain  iiiljat  toas  nolM 
lost  to  ttiem ;  so  ttiei?  all  agreeD,  anD 
receibeD  tljcir  lands  from  ttie  CEnglist) 
croton,  anD  stoore  allegiance  to  tljr  bing 
of  CnglanD  as  tljeir  feuDal  lorD*  C^fter 
tlje  bings  mere  ttius  stoorn,  tlje  Dance 
toas  resumeD  to  celebrate  tlje  betrothal ; 
but  it  continueD  only  a  stiort  time* 
tEljen  tlje  sleeping  cup  toas  brought  in, 
anD  giben  to  all  ttie  guests,  after  tofcict) 
ttjey  DeparteD  from  ttie  palace,  anD  ttlis 
great  Day  of  festibit^  uias  at  an  enD* 


^ittirr's;  heart  toast  so  full  tljat 
Ije  coulD  not  sleep :  fop  and  expectation 
confoineD  tobani*h  the  Droto*£  goo  from 
1)10  pilloto ;  ant)  00,  as  Ije  tossed  most 
restlessly  on  Ijis  bed  in  bain  attempt  to 
sleep,  tlje  slom  Ijotirs  passed,  anD  at 
length  tlje  rosy  ligljt  of  morning  Uindlcd 
in  tlje  east,  anD  tlje  toorlD  aoioke  again 
to  tlje  doings  of  a  neto  day,  Cj^oto  on 
thi*  morning  of  the  ropal  marriage  the 
king  betljougljt  Ijim  tljat  Ijts  neto  son 
had  been  gitien  no  time  for  ttje  mafe 
ing  of  toeDDing  garments1, 00  he  sent  to 
tjim  rich  anD  costly  suits,  embroiDereD 
ujitfj  golD  anD  seum  toitlj  pearls,  tljat  tie 
migljt  cljoose  from  among  tijrm  tljat 
toljicl)  it  pleaseD  l)im  to  toear*  Uttlfjen 
(©liber  iua0  arra^eD  anD  reaDp  tljerecame 
a  great  company  of  fenigt)t0  anD  nobles? 
anD  nbe  of  t\)t  3!risi)  Uings  to  bring 
tint  from  Ijis  loOgings ;  anD  tlje  otl)er 
ttoo  Uings  remaineD  as  an  escort  for  tlje 
princess,  €.£>o  fitter  arribeD  at  t^e 
court  toitl)  man^  great  prince0  anD  no# 
bletf,  anD  tljefeing,  greatly  attenDeD,  came 
fortlj  to  meet  t)im  uiitl)  man^  lobing 
greetings ;  anD  tlje?  toent  at  once  to  tlje 
portal  of  tlje  ctiurcl),  tofytte  tlje^  atuait^ 
eD  t^e  arribal  of  tlje  prince**,  iioljo  0oon 
came,  crotoneD  anD  clotljeo  magninV 
centl^,  as  tuas  fitting  to  tlje  Daughter 
of  a  great  king ;  anD  before  anD  after  her 
toenta  greatnumberof  laDtea  anD  poung 
maiDen*,  stretoing  flotoer*  along  fytt 
toa^,  toijo  luere  to  be  her  attenDants  in 
t^e  church ;  anD  on  either0iDeof  her  iua* 
a  bing  of  3|relanD,  HBut  the  prince**, 
though  attenDeD  toith  great  state  to  tlje 
place  tohere  (Dliber  atoaiteD  h^»  came 
meefe  anD  silent  anD  most  mooest  in  her 
manner*  C.t^h en  there  tna*  louD  0ounD^ 
ing  of  music,  anD  blotoing  of  trumpet*, 


anD  toabing  of  banners,  toljile  a  great 
concourse  of  people  toere  assembleD  to 
*ee  their  prince**  go  into  the  church* 
C.Courtpage*maDeplace,that  the  bing, 
prince**,  ®liber,  anD  their  attenDant* 
might  enter ;  tohen  all  the*e  ijoere  in  the 
church,  the  marriage  service  toa*  speeo? 
il^  *aiD»  ®he  archbi*hop  perfbrmeD 
ma**,  anD  then,  toljen  all  the  religion* 
*erbice  tua*  enDeD,  thep  toent  home  to 
the  palace,  anD  assembled  at  the  toeD; 
omg  breakfast,  C.^otD  can  it  be  told  Ijom 
ga?  ioere  the  toeDDing  Dre**e*,  hoio  fair 
the  face*  of  the  ladies,  Ijouj  gallant  the 
bearing  of  the  noble*  anD  Imiglits,  anD 

pp^  anD  f o^ou*  the^  all  toere  ? 

luting  noble*,  the  knight*,  anD 
the  captain*  toere  all  of  one  mind  in  De; 
manDing  that  a  tourney  be  helD  at  once ; 


for  luljicl)  eber^  one  toho  bad  pleasure 
in  tilting  should  make  ready ;  anD  soon 
tljirtv^ttuo  knight*  toere  in  the  lists, 
sirteen  arraved  against  sirteen;  anD 
their  plume*  anD  pennon*  Dancing  in 
tlje  sunligbt  toere  most  charming  to  see. 
Caliber  did  not  tilt ;  Ije  preferred  to 
Dance  anD  entertain  the  ladies  and  young 
maidens;  anD  uiljomsoeUer  Ije  selected 
for  the  Dance  thought  her*elf  greatly  hon^ 
oreD  t^ereb^*  iBut  tohen  the  tilting  be* 


gan  ®liber  put  on  tys  annor,  mounteD 
a  fmeljorse  toljielj  bounDeDbeneatlj  Ijtm, 
ana  on  mind)  Ijesat  uuitlj  tlje  grace  of  an 
accomplish  jjorseman,  anD  serbeD  on 
tlje  fielD  to  tye  two  kings  of  3flrelanD 
uibo  IjaD  eseortea  tlje  princess,  and  lutjo 
now  tilteD  in  Ijer  jjonor,  tEtjese  kings 
were  gallant  knigljts,  receiving  mucfc 
applause,  anD  winning  tlje  prices  tljat 
were  awarDeD  to  tlje  champions  of  tlje 
fielD,  C.#ftertbetoume2eberi?onewitl)* 
Drew  to  Ijts  longings,  anD  arra^eD  Ijim; 
self  in  gayest  apparel  to  appear  again  in 
tlje  ebening  wljen  all  gatljereo  together 
for  a  grant)  Dinner,  to  inlnrl)  tl)r  lat>ies 
came  in  neto  anD  beautiful  robes,  ottjrr 
tljan  tljose  tlje^  IjaD  toorn  in  tl)r  morn* 
ing,  C,Mtien  all  ioere  assembled,  tlje 
kingoruereu  tljat  tlje  trumpets  be  bio  am, 
and  tljat  boater  sboulD  be  poureD  otier 
tlje  IjanDS  of  all,  Witytn  tljis  toas  Done, 
all  sat  Doton  to  tljt  feast,  m  I)  t  clj  ma  s  most 
royally  sertoeD;  for  suctj  a  magnificent 
toeDDing  IjaD  neber  before  been  seen  in 
tlje  UingDom,  C.MI;en  tl)f  repast  toas 
enDeD,  tljere  toas  Dancing,  in  iol)irl)  <D& 
ter  took  Ijis  fair  briDe  by  tljr  ijanD  anD 
leD  tlje  Dance,  @>o  graceful  anD  r  banning 
Uir IT  botlj  tljat  it  usas  a  foy  to  all  tljat 
numerous  court  to  see  tljem;  anD  it 
passeD  from  one  to  another,  tljat  so  beau* 
tiful  a  couple  as  <$Uber  anD  tlje  prin- 
cess IjaD  netjer  been  seen  before  in  t^is, 
or  in  an^,  lanD,  C.Mlien  Dancing  IjaD 
long  continueD,  tlje  briDe  toas  taken 
airiay  by  a  party  of  laDies,  anD  tlje  Dance 
came  to  an  enD,  ^en  a  sleeping  cup 
of  rarest  tomes  anD  spices  toas  brought 
in;  anD  tljr  laDies,  nobles,  anD  knigljts 
sat  again  at  tlje  tables,  anD  tljey  tooulD 
ijabe  IjaD  (Dliber  sit  uittl)  tljem;  but  tie 
tooulD  not;  for  tje  tljottgljt  tljat  tlje  fes# 


^aD  been  continueD  long  enough 
C.^e  retireD  to  a  chamber  tljat  ioas  near 
tljat  of  tlje  princess,  anD  put  off  ijis 
court  robes,  J^ere  |je  remaineD  until  ^e 
tljougljt  tlje  proper  time  IjaD  come,  toljen 
Ije  Inent  to  tlje  briDe's  room,  anD  founD 
tljat  tljey  IjaD  tljere  set  a  table  luitlj  fooD 
anD  Drink  upon  it;  but  Ije  oberturneD  tlje 
table  anD  etierytljing  upon  it,  tljen  Ije 
ljuntet)  tlje  laDies  mljo  still  UngereD  out 
of  tlje  room,  anD  Ije  closeD  tlje  Door  anD 
maDe  it  fast,  CIjts  Ije  DiD  knotoing  tljat 
ofyertoise  certain  of  t^e  ^oung  nobles 
anD  tljeir  toibes  tooulD  insist  on  coming 
in  to  Drink  tljere  a  final  sleeping  cup, 

Chapter  jcttt.  f|oto  <®li? 

ber  prospereD  until  Ije  toent  out  to  ljunt 
a  tnilD  boar,  toften  Ije  fell  into  an  ant; 
buscaDe  of  Ijis  enemy,  toas  maDe  priS; 
oner,  anD  cast  into  a  Dungeon  in  a  cas* 
tie  of  3!relanD ;  anD  Ijoto  tlje  king,  tlje 
princess  l^elena,  anD  all  CnglanD 
tnourneD  for  ijis  loss. 


tyw  tlje  king  bearD  tljat  ^liber 
*  oberturneD  tlje  table  in  bis 
chamber  Ije  laugbeD,  anD  saiD  tljat  Ije 
Ijao  Done  toell,  for  tljat  now  no  one 
tooulD  attempt  to  go  into  tlje  room, 
knowing  tljat  tljere  was  nothing  tljere 


to  eat  or  Drink  C.d£art£  in  die  morn* 
ing  ttie  feing  arose,  and  after  tie  jjad  eaten 
tiis  breakfast  ijr  toent  to  €Hitier'0  rtjam* 
ber  door  and  knocked  upon  it,  crying 
out,  "J3rise,  ye  loiterer*:  it  is  nap; 
arise ! "  C.  W)tn  @litoer  Ijeard  ttie  boiee 
of  ttie  king  \)t  arose,  ana  toent  in  fcis 
nigl)tgoirw  to  tlje  Door,  and  opened  it* 
tElie  king  came  in  alone,  and  going  to 
tlje  bed  ujljere  tlte  daughter  lay,  toiled 
tier  good*morning»  TEtien  tie  asked  tier 
tioto  it  fared  lintlj  Ijer,  but  slje  toould 
not  anstocr  tlim,  toljereat  tje  said: 
C."  spy  daughter,  be  not  torott)  toitl)  tljy 
father,  ttiat  tie  comes  to  tois^  tfcee  toy  of 
ttjy  neto  life  and  to  be  ttie  first  of  all  to 
greet  our  <$litoer,  totio  is  tienceforty  m^ 
belobed  son*"  C.t^ben  after  some  con* 
ijersation  toitlj  <DUt)er,  —  for  tlje  prin? 
cess  still  refused  to  utter  a  toord  or  let 
fcim  see  t)er  face,— ttie  king  and  ^is 
son  left  tlje  chamber  and  tijt  ladies  of 
^er  ^ouse^old  came  in  to  tjje  princess 
and  assisted  Ijer  to  dress*  Wljcn  tJjis 
toas  done  slje  toent  toitti  tier  tiusband  to 
tlje  ctjurct)  to  attend  mass ;  from  totiic^ 
all  proceeded  to  tl;e  palace  and  a  nu^ 
merous  company  sat  doton  to  tije  table 
for  tlje  mid;da£  meal,  tuljicti  toas  pro^ 
fusels  and  lururiousl^  serbed*  0fter 
tfce  meal  ttiere  toas  dancing  and  ot^er 
diversions  t^at  lasted  until  ttje  l)our  of 
bespers*  C.^e  celebration  of  t^e  mar? 
riage  and  of  ttie  3(Iris^  conquest,  foint 
causes  for  refoicing,  toas  continued  dur* 
ing  ttoo  toeeks ;  at  t^e  palace  toas  open 
tiospitalitE,  and  eben?  one  ate  and  drank 
ttiere*  But  after  ttie  fourteen^  da^  ttie 
princes,  nobles,  and  ladies,  totio  toere 
ttie  court  guests,  took  leatoe  and  re^ 
turned  to  ttjcir  ^omes,  and  ttie  king 
toas  left  to  l;olo  tlis  usual  court,  totiicti 


toas  still  a  great  assemblage  of  people* 
Caliber  toas  noto  established  in  a  tiigtl 
and  honorable  position  at  t^e  court  of 
England,  as  toas  fitting  for  ttie  king's 
son  and  future  ruler  of  ttie  kingdom, 
totiicti  all  noto  acknotoledged  tlim  to  be; 
and  tie  retained  about  tlim  many1  young 
fcnigljts  and  noblemen,  totio,  toitti  ttie 
princess's  retinue  of  Doting  and  ljigl> 
born  ladies,  formed  ttie  special  court  of 
ttie  netol^  married  pair*  C.tEl)e  31ris^ 
kings  took  leabe  of  ttie  king  of  dfttg* 
land,  and  also  of  <$liber,  promising  to 
serbe  ttie  king  in  totiat  toa^  or  at  totiat 
tiour  tie  should  ask  it  of  tljem;  and 
tijty  Uketoise  proffered  service  to  ®\ii 
Uer,  totiosefaborand  good  opinion  ttjey 
mucti  desired  to  retain,  for  ttiep  kneto 
ttiat  since  ttieir  capture  tie  tiad  sought 
to  exercise  a  friendly  influence  toitti  t^e 
king  for  ttieir  benefit,  and  Ijau  con* 
stantl^  treated  ttiem  toitti  generous 
consideration*  C.^nd  <0od  toas  so  gra> 
cious  to  oMiucr  ttiat  tie  tiad  ttie  good 
toill  of  all  ttie  people  of  (England,  totio 
t^ougtit,  and  freely  said  ttiat  tie  tiad  been 
sent  from  tieaben  to  be  ttie  champion 
and  sabior  of  t^e  nation*  C^tinteber 
any  dissatisfaction  eristed  among  ttie 
nobles  at  ttie  court,  or  an^totiere  in  die 
land,  tie  labored  to  bring  about  better 
feeling,  and  to  IjaUe  complete  fustice 
done  to  all ;  for  Ije  tiad  altoa^s  great  in* 
flttence  toitti  ttie  king,  totiicti  Ije  erer^ 
cised  most  beneficently  for  all  tlje 
king's  subjects,  and  t^is  toas  so  toell 
knoton  t^at  tie  toas  looked  upon  as  a 
kind  patron,  as  toell  as  a  potoerfulpro* 
tector*  J^e  gate  generously  of  #s  means 
to  enrictj  poor  knigljts  totio  souglit  Ijis 
aid ;  ije  protected  ttie  toidoto  and  ttie  or* 
ptian ;  and  instead  of  seeking  to  increase 


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his  ohm  toealth*  he  gabe  help  to  all  luljo 
toere  in  aistress  or  toant*  2J|n  short,  he 
toas  full  of  all  the  tones  tljat  a  man 
may  possess*  Sims  lje  toon  all  hearts, 
ana  it  UM0  often  aeclarea  that  tlje  lung 
had  sljoum  the  utmost  urisaom  ana  toit 
in  that  lje  l;ad  so  0oon  recogni^ea  tljc 
Dame  ana  tlie  Virtue  of  this  Iji0  neto 
son,  C,s»o  in  peace  ana  content  tlje  king 
libea  at  Ijis  court,  ana  had  great  fame 
ana  honor  in  all  lanas,  ana  ebery  one, 
i»l)f  the r  great  or  small ,  fearea  bis  potoer 
00  mud)  that  they  aarea  ao  Ijim  or  bis 
kingdom  no  injury ;  ana  be  toa0  lora 
ana  master  ober  all  tobo  toere  l;t s  neig^ 
bor0,C,Cljrbf  auttftil  ana  amiable  prin* 
cr ssf  Helena  uoag  not  leg*  enaotaiea  initl; 
tirttieflf  tl>iu  l)f r  l)usbanD,  tljougl),  be, 
ing  of  a  lt&&  energetic  nature,  fjer  gooa 
influence  toad  not  00  toiael^  Unoujn* 
Wifym  t\)t  montljflf  liaa  run  tljeir  couwe 
ana  tier  time  toad  come*  slje  bore  a 
beautiful  son,  uiljo  gatoe  great  fop  to  ti)t 
king  ana  to  all  tt)e  people  of  tljr  realm ; 
una  tie  toad  rljristr nro  t)f nn\  C^ljis 
prince  toa0  ae0tinea  to  be  greatly  e^ 
teemea  ana  lotoea  toljen  ^e  greto  up*  for 
ije  became  one  of  tlje  manliest  hnigbts 
eber  Unoton*  g>till,  l)f  toad  neber  king 
of  Cnglana*  for  l)e  aiea  ^oung*  a  great 
Io0s  to  tl)t  feingaom,  C, <^l)f  chronicles 
tell  tljat  beserbea  Christianity  b^abeng# 
ing  upon  tlje  infidels  tl)c  aeatlj  of  our 
Jlora  2flesus  Christ*  C.31S  time  ioent 
on,  a  lour Iv  oaugljtf r  named  Clara  toas 
born  to  (^litier  ana  Helena*  to^o  Ijad 
great  m  in  tljrir  cliiloren,  ana  praised 
aod  aail^  tljat  t?e  baa  so  blessea  tijcm. 
tDljeir  motljer  often  Ijrld  tfjf  rluldrrn  in 
l)tr  arms*  ana  could  not  satisfy  l)er0r If 
toitlj  gating  at*  admiring,  ana  lobing 
tljrm,  ana  tljey  toere  also  ben?  dear  to 


t\)t  king*  Uiljo  took  mud)  foy  in  tljem. 
C.^us  tljey  libea,  most  Ijappy  in  t|)eir 
Ijome,  uiitl)  a  aeligljtful  court,  ana  tlje 
kingaom  at  peace  ana  prosperous ;  but 
all  happiness  l;as  its  limits*  as  ^>od  in 
J^is  probiaence  oraains*  C.<^ne  aay  tl)e 
Ijunters  brought  in  report  of  a  mon* 
strous  toila  boar  luljicl)  tljey  l;ad  seen 
in  t^e  forest*  not  far  from  ilonaon* 
<$liber*  inljo  dearly  lobea  tlje  cljase,  toas 
oberfoyea  at  tljis*  ana  quickly  aeter* 
mined  to  riae  fortl;  to  ljunt  Ijim,  C, (Eluo 
aays  later  Ije  rode  out  of  tljr  city,  ana 
came  near  ttie  place  toljere  tbe  boar  l)ad 
been  seen*  0  billage  near  by  toas  the  ap? 
pointed  place  of  meeting  for  tl;e  hunts? 
men*  C^ut  in  the  night  before  the 
hunting  ^elena  haa  a  frightful  aream* 
in  uihich  she  thought  that  she  toas  toith 
<Z^liber  at  the  hunt*  tohen  there  came 
running  totoara  them  a  great  toolf  that 
sei^ea  <$liber  toith  teeth  ana  clatos  ana 
tore  him  in  pieces*  so  that  she  lost  her 
husband  ana  toas  distracted  in  her  toila 
aistress*  CJfrom  this  aire  aream  the 
princess  atooke  in  terror,  trembling  in 
all  her  limbs*  ana  coula  not  sleep  again ; 
nor  mould  her  fright  pass  atoay*  for  the 
image  of  the  dreadful  beast  kept  return? 
ing  to  hermina*  ana  tooula  not  be  ban* 
ishea  until  aay light  lessenea  tljepoiner 
of  the  aream*  tbhen  tohen  it  iuas  morn* 
ing  she  hastened  to  tell  all  this  to  <®  liber* 
begging  that  he  mould  not  hunt  on  that 
aay*  for  her  mind  misgabe  her  on  ac* 
count  of  her  aream*  Caliber  laughed 
at  his  toife's  story,  aeeming  areams  but 
fancies,  ana  he  assured  her  that  she 
should  see  gooa  ana  not  ebil  come  out 
of  it*  for  he  toould  bring  her  a  more 
monstrous  beast,  if  the  huntsmen's 
tale  torre  true,  than  the  one  that  haa 


frightened  tier,  and  she  sljould  eat  of  it 
and  find  it  goon,  CLCClljen  tlje  &ogs  mere 
let  loost,  l)c  rode  initl)  tljc  hunters  into 
tlje  luood  and  followed  tlje  bottnss,  cTljc 
boar  toas  quickly  started,  and  ran  be* 
tore  ttjem.  4Miforr,  better  mountes  than 
tlje  others,  rode  00  suitftly  tljat  he  toas 
soon  separates  from  the  other  hunters, 
anS  pursues  the  chase  alone*  C,H?as  tie 
imoum  tlje  great  mischance  atoaiting 
him,  lie  toouls  babe  been  more  guarses, 
nor  rissen  so  far  umljout  companions* 
HBut  ti)t)y  sbouls  tie  sreas  misctiance  in 
a  sport  tohieh  Ije  has  often  pursues  in 
ttiat  forest  ?  J?e  has  no  reason  to  fear  it, 
as  lie  rose  after  ttie  game,  taking  hees 
neither  of  footpath  nor  of  btghtoap,  nor 
tufjitljer  tljcy  let),  C&las,  great  king 
of  d^nglano,  long  time  stiall  pass  our* 
ing  U)l)idj  tljott  stialt  not  see  tt;v  son 
ano  fattljful  servant!  0nO  t^ou,  Helena, 
toilt  mourn  long  for  tliv  husband,  and 
suffer  great  sorroto!  *LC£tljnt  Oliurr 
beeame  atoare  tljat  no  one  follotucd  tiim, 
^e  has  already  ridden  for  a  long  time, 
ans  toas  fer  from  h&  frienss,  jfinsing 
himself  alone,  l)f  bletouponhis  hunter's 
horn,  but  no  one  anstoeres,  De  kept  on, 
hotoeber,  ans  the  further  he  toent  the 
more  toas  h*  separates  from  his?  com* 
panions,  CJioto  the  toils  boar,  in  ter* 
rificd  flight,  has  rushes  through  a  party 
toho  toere  travelling  to  London,  ober* 
turning  one  of  these  in  its  mas  career* 
t&hfe  part^  toas  an  Jrish  king  ans  his 
attensants  —  that  king  tohose  father 
<$liber  has  slain  toith  ht^  are  at  the 
tournament*  Mhen  Ije  sato  the  boar 
ans  pursuing  hounss,  he  toas  sure  the 
hunters  toouls  soon  appear ;  and  he  be* 
thought  hfoi  that  one  of  them  might 
be  the  prince  ® liber ;  for  h?  beliebeS 


the  sogs  to  be  a  royal  pack,  ans  the 
chase  toas  near  London,  Cljen  came 
into  his'  minS  a  sudden  plan  by  tohich* 
if  he  could  come  upon  (Dliijer  separates 
from  Ijis  huntsmen,  t;e  might  toreak 
upon  him  Vengeance  for  the  seath  of  his 
father,  tohich  hf  has  long  meditated, 
therefore  he  stood  still  toith  l)is  peo* 
pie  ans  toaites*  C,<Dliber,  rising  totoars 
them  ans  suspecting  no  mischief,  toas 
glad  to  find  people  toho  could  direct 
him ;  for  he  has  noto  lost  track  of  the 
tiounss,  0s  he  came  near  he  recognises 
the  king,  anS  greeted  him;  but  hid  for* 
mer  captibe,  toho  has  in  return  for  kins 
clemency  promises  him  faithful  service, 
toouls  noto  gibe  hint  no  anstoer  ercept 
an  angry  scotol;  and  he  cries  to  hid  set* 
fcants,  C."  £>ee,  here  is  the  murserer 
toho  billed  my  father,  stormed  my  cas* 
tie,  anS  through  tohom  my  house  has 
suffered  the  greatest  dishonor  that  eber 
fell  upon  it !  jj^oto  stand  by  me ;  for  31 
may  neber  IjaUe  a  better  chance  to  reck* 
on  toith  mi?  enem^  than  at  this  hour*" 
Caliber  hears  the  toorss,  though  tljey 
toere  not  assresses  to  him,  ans,  fins* 
ing  himself  in  deadly  peril,  Sreto  hid 
stoors  anS  defended  himself  in  Imigtjtly 
fa0ljion ;  but  this  Sis  not  long  abail  him* 
fyt  toas  not  fitly  furnishes  for  battle 
against  fully  armed  and  numerous  foes ; 
so  at  last,  after  hid  hunting  stoors  toas 
broken,  he  toas  sisarmes  ans  taken  pris* 
oner*  t^hen  he  toas  securely  bounS,  ans 
the  king  let  pull  a  monk's  boos  back* 
si&e*before  ober  hid  face  do  that  he  couls 
neither  dee  nor  be  recognises*  {Ehud 
muffled,  he  toad  brought  to  a  seaport, 
put  into  a  dhipt  and  conveyed  to  a  strong 
castle  in  ^Ireland  that  belonged  to  thid 
king,  tohere  he  toad  throton  into  a  hor* 


rible  dungeon,  tort,  filtb?,  and  fillet)  tuitb 
ttermin*  $otbing  but  bread  and  toater 
mas  gitten  bim  toitb  ixiliicl)  to  prolong 
bis  life  until  tbe  31risb  bing  sbould  ar* 
ribe  from  On  giant),  toben  ijr  toould  take 
sucb  further  measures  as  pleased  biro* 
C.  Cbat  rjts;  treason  migbt  not  be  sus* 
pectcd,  Ije  did  not  return  borne  imme# 
diatel?,  but  continued  b&  fourne?  to  tbe 
bing  of  (England  in  ILondon,  tobom  be 
found  in  mudj  grief  because  be  could 
not  learn  tobat  bad  become  of  flitter, 
ID tjo  mas  sou gbt  for  etter?tobere  toitb  tbe 
most  diligent  s'earrb  tljat  it  toas  possible 
to  mabe*  Sit  tbe  palace,  toben  at  lengtb 
it  became  full}?  understood  tbat  flitter 
bad  utterly  disappeared,  and  could  no* 
tobere  be  found,  tbere  toas  tbe  most  pick 
ful  lamentation  and  grief  tbat  bad  etter 
been  bnoton*  3|ndeed  tbere  toas  neber 
greater  sorroto  in  England,  C.**^»  un# 
fortunate  bingdom!"  cried  tbe  unbapp^ 
bing,  "tljou  bast  lost  tbe  brigbtest  fetoel 
of  tiw  crown,  and  tin1  strongest  bul* 
ioarb  of  defence !  0b»  m^  dearest  son, 
tobo  bast  been  so  strong  a  protector  of 
tbis  realm  tbat  31  could  lie  doton  and 
sleep  free  from  all  anrieties  because  31 
bad  tbee  by  me  and  no  enem^  dared  lift 
a  band  against  tbe  bingdom  or  its  bing; 
but  bencefortb  31  sljall  be  ligbtlv  baU 
ued,  and  no  longer  claim  obedience  as 
toben  tbou,  m^  dearest  son,  stood  at  m? 
rigbt  band ! "  C.^5«t  tbe  sorroto  of  tbe 
bing  toas  not  to  be  compared  toitb  tbat 
of  tbe  princess;  for  bi*  toas  more  a  sor* 
roto  of  tbe  mind,  tobile  ijrrs;  toas  of  tbe 
bf art.  &>[)t  could  neitber  eat  nor  drinh, 
but  lap  on  ber  bed  libe  one  d^ing,  and 
all  tobo  sato  ber  bad  deep  pit?*  &b*  toas 
indeed  a  sad  sigbt,  l^ing  tbus  toretcl^ 
ed  and  nearly  lifeless,  taking  no  beed 


of  tobat  toent  on  about  ber,  or,  toben 
brougbt  to  berself,  crying  out  toitb  ago* 
nijed  boice,  C."0bi  WE  <Sod,  tob?  ba^t 
d^bott  giben  me  bint  tobose  tabing  atoa? 
leabes  me  in  tbe  greatest  grief  and  aflttic* 
tion  of  an?  unbapp?  tooman  upon  tbis 
eartb  ?  <^,  tob?  is  it  not  tEI^b?  toill  tbat  toe 
ma?  still  be  togetber  ?  t^ben  could  31 
praise  and  bless  t^bee  l  "  C,u  ®  wito  and 
gracious  $)otber  of  <S5od,"  sbe  toould  cr? 
again,  *4boto  babe  31  offended  tbee  tbat 
tbou  bast  taben  from  me  m?  dearl? 
lotted  lord  and  busband  tobo  lotted  me  so 
entirel??"  C.ttbese  and  otber  laments 
tions  of  tbis  good  princess  motted  b? 
tbe  deepest  grief  brougbt  tears  from  tbe 
e?es  of  all  brr  attendants,  tobo  also 
mourned  toitb  bff  ?  but  none  could  gitte 
ber  comfort*  C.^b*  tale  bere  leattes  to 
tell  of  tbe  bing  of  (England,  lji0  daugb* 
ter,  and  all  tbe  people  of  tbat  country  in 
tbeir  grief,  and  returns  to  tbe  bingdom 
of  Castile  and  to  0rtbur,  tobo  is  noto 
bing  of  #lgarttia  and  regent  of  Castile, 
and  tells  certain  tbings  tobicb  bappened 
to  tbis  friend  and  companion  of  Glitter's 


Chapter  jtto.  floto 

0rtbur  toas  toarned  tbat  bis  dear  friend 
needed  belp  :  boto  be  ^  ft  b&  countr?, 
and  toandered  for  tbree  ?ears  in  foreign 
lands:  b&  adttentures  in  31reland,  and 
boto  be  met  tbe  Wfyitt  tonigbt. 
yt^tyt  tale  ba0  told  boto  flitter  de^ 
IS)  parted  from  b&  fatber's  land  of 
Castile,  and  of  tbe  great  sorroto  and  dis* 
tress  of  tbe  bing  because  be  bneto  not 
tobat  bad  become  of  bim*  3]n  tbis  afflie* 
tion  be  remained  untiltbe  end  of  bis'  life; 
for  in  a  sbort  time  be  died  of  grief,  litt^ 
ing  not  long  after  be  toas  parted  from 


,  feing  of  Sllgarbia  and 
<®liber's  comraDe,  toas  chosen  bp  tlje 


Castilian  princes  to  be  regent  after  tye 
feing's  Deatlj  until  tfce  time  tofcen  ®lk 
tier  sljoulD  return  to  \)i&  country*  0s? 
the  fcingDom  of  Castile  toas  larger  anD 
more  powerful  than  that  of  &lgarbia, 
0rtljur  spent  most  of  his  time  in  Cas; 
tile,  for  aigarbia  teas  a  berp  small  king; 
Dem ;  nor  DID  l)r  habe  00  brilliant  a  court 
there  nor  so  intimate  acquaintance  as 
in  Castilet  tofcere  most  of  ty&  life  IjaD 
been  passeD,  ^o  in  ijigli  station  anD 
mud)  lobe  anD  honor,  the  time  went 
pleasantly  anD  ropltg  toitt)  Ijim,  but  ty 
DiD  not  forget  1) is  frienD  anD  stoorn  corn; 
raDe*  C^beri?  Dap  tie  loofeeD  at  the  glass 
that  ®liber  l)aD  left  Ijim,  anD  uoljcn  ttiis 
continueD  a  long  time  Ijc  sato  one 
tljat  tt;c  toater  l)ao  cljangeD,  accorD; 
ing  to  tt)e  tDorDS  of  IKS'  frienD's  letter 
—  that  is  tlje  toater  l)au  become  black 
as  inb»  ®K^n  ^rtljur  sato  t^jis,  lie  et; 
claimeD,  toitl)  tearful  e^es,  C."  ®*  nti? 
Dear  anD  faitljful  comraDe^  31  see  ti)at 
some  great  misfortune  Ijatli  befallen 
t^ee,  either  to  t^  boD^  or  tiw  posses; 
sions,  to^icb  is  a  ^eart^sorroto  to  me ! 
<$ne  neber  so  neeDS  a  frienD  as  tolien 
in  trouble*  j^ouj  must  31  s^oto  myself 
a  true  frienD  to  tfcee— anD  31  toill  DO  so» 


31  stoear  to  (J5oD,  t^e  0lmigljt^,  b 
trutb  anD  fyt  eroton  31  ioear  t|iat  en; 
tirclv  alone  as  tljott  DiDSt  Depart  out  of 
tljis  feingDom  toill  31  also  go  fortl) ;  anD 
so  long  as  <SoD  gibes  me  strength  pur; 
sue  m£  quest,  nor  turn  asiDe  from  it 
until  31  fenoto  uiljetljer  tljott  art  DeaD  or 
libing ;  anD  if  31  finD  tljee  in  peril  31 
toill  surely?  bring  tljee  help  or  sljare  tljv1 
Danger  toit|)  t&ee."  C.^en  l)e  toipeD 
tlis  ei?es  anD  toent  out  of  tlje  chamber, 
anD  coming  into  tlje  liall  Ije  gate  orDers 
tljat  letters  be  toritten  calling  ijis  coun; 
cillors  anD  all  tlje  princes  of  tlje  lanD  to 
come  to  l)im.  HWifytn  fyty  toere  met 
together  l)e  sbotoeD  to  tljem  reasons  UJlji? 
it  toas  not  possible  for  Ijtm  to  gotern 
bott)  tljcfeingDoms  toitlj  toljiclj  he  toas 
charged  Cljerefore  it  toas  l;is  iiush  that 
tljey?  slioulD  appoint  a  prince  in  fyis  steaD 
to  be  regent  anD  guarDian  ober  t|je  feing; 
Horn,  for  be  DesireD  to  go  again  into  his; 
father's  lanDt  Declaring  tfcat  Ijis  Dutp 
calleD  t)im*  0lgarbia  toas  Ijis  heritage 
from  l)is  father,  anD  the  lanD  of  bis  birth* 
^erefore  lie  tois^eD  to  bnoto  of  tljem 
tohether  ty  shoulo  choose,  accorDing 
to  his  fuDgment,  an  honorable  prince 
tofyom  he  thott ght  able  anD  trusttoort^ 
as  regent  of  Castile,  or  if  tlje^  toisljeD 
to  aDtrise  ^)im  in  tlje  choice,  C.**  j^oble 
btngof  0lgarbia,"  tlie^  anstoereD,  **  toe 
hatie  not  ijelD  or  consiDereD  yon  as  re; 
gent,  but  as  our  lorD  anD  feing  until 
such  time  as  our  rightful  prince,  tung 
d^liber,  comes  home  to  his  oton*  <L\ji$ 
sljoulD  toell  unDerstanD,  for  toe 
neber  been  fbunD  DisobeDient  to 
you ,  anD  there  is  no  one  of  us  uoho  toill 
not  glaDtp  serbe  you  as  his  feing  anD 
master,  31 1  is  noto  y  oui  ui ish  to  go  from 
us,  toljic^i  toe  greatly  regret ;  but  since 


toill  no  longer  remain  anD  it 
not  be  otljertoise  t^jan  tfcat  vou  leabe  us, 
anD  toe  Ijaue  no  potoer  to  rjolD  you,  you 
may  eljoose  from  among  us  one  toljo 
is  pleasing  to  you,  anD  mrjom  you  tljinH 
gooD  anD  trustioorttjy ,  to  gobern  in  your 
place ;  but  no  one  toill  be  00  Dear  to  us 
as  you  if  toe  migfct  longer  beep  vou  toity 
us*"  CjftrtljurtljanbeD  tfcem  for  tlje  lobe, 
fconor,  anD  Serbia  tofcicl)  tbev  fcaD  for 
00  long  a  time  giben  Ijim;  tljen  Ije  ap> 
pointeD  a  prince  of  an  honorable  Ijouse 
mrjo  iuas  Uery  pleasing  to  tljem  all  to 
be  regent  anD  guarDian  of  tlje  bingDom : 
after  uoljicl)  Ije  took  leabe  of  tljem  toitlj 
moist  e\?es;  for  Ije  IjaD  many  Dear  frienDs; 
at  tlje  Castilian  eottit,  from  toljom  it 
toas  painful  to  separate,  anD  l)is  Ijeart 
toas  also  torung  luittj  fears,  of  toljiel) 
ije  IjaDreceibeD  mysterious  toamtng  tljat 
ebil  Days  anD  misfortune  fyaD  come  to 
ttje  absent  Uing  of  Castile,  I)is  Dear  anD 
sujorn  frienD  to  loljom  l)e  l)ao  botoeD  |)is 
life*  C, Cljen  lie  DeparteD  from  Castile, 
anD  manv  nobles  accompanieD  Ijimfor 
seberal  Da^S'  journey  until  t)e  insisteD 
upon  parting,  baDe  tljem  aDiett,  anD 
tnoulD  not  permit  tljem  to  riDe  further 
iDttl;  Inm,  C.^[ljen  l;e  came  ujitl)  ^is 
serbants  into  ins  kingDom  l)e  toas  tuell 
receibeDtbutremaineD  only  a  sljort  time, 
for  l)e  at  once  appointeD  a  gobernor  to 
tlje  commanD  of  tfteUingDom  anD  gabe 
orDers  tljat  all  mljo  otoeD  obeDience  to 
l;im  sljoulD  be  equally  obeDient  to  tlje 
gobernor  toljom  Ije  ^aD  set  ober  tliem, 
<LOf  announceD  publicly  tljat  tie  toas 
to  make  a  journey  uMjierj  Ije  IjaD  promiseD 
to  make  alone,  tljat  it  uias  not  to  a  great 
Distance,  anD  tljat  Ije  tooulD  soon  return 
to  tljem,  if  (SoD  gabe  Ijim  Ijealtl)  anD  so 
permitted  ^£Hljen  l;e  IjaU  so  spoken  tljey 


beliebeD  Ijim  anD  toere  content.  C.^tfter 
luljielj,  in  tlje  early  morning,  Ije  roue 
atoay  alone,  for  Ije  ijaD  botoeD  to  tjabe 
no  companionship  in  ijis  quest,  feeling 
tljat  it  toas  a  part  of  Ijis  frienDsl;ip  to 
go  fortlj  in  tt;e  same  manner  as  Ijts 
frienD  IjaD  DeparteD  from  Ijis  natibe  lanD, 
but  (Son,  tlje  Xllmigljty,  toas  toitlj  Ijim, 
anD  Ije  tjaD  neeD  of  ^is  aiD  as  tlje  tale 
sljall  tell*  CfilleDtoitli  suc^i  intentions 
of  DeboteD  frienDstjip,  anD  resolbes  to 
rescue  Ijis  brother  at  toljateber  peril  to 
Himself,  0rtljur  DeparteD  from  |jis  feing* 
com,  anD  began  Diligently  to  inquire  for 
ijis  comraDe,  as  one  toljo  booulD  neber 
cease  until  Ije  IjaD  obtaineD  tiDings  of 
Ijim*  CJIn  ^ortugal,  tlje  first  bingDom 
to  ujljielj  Ije  came,  Ije  founD  no  trace  of 
tjis  belobeD  frienD,  0ftertoarD  Ije  sought 
tljrougljout  all  tlje  lanDS  of  0pain;  anD 
tljen  be  passeD  to  j?rance,tobere  Ijetoan* 
DereD  for  a  long  time,  finDing  bimself 
at  lengt^  in  a  city  calleD  Calais,  l£ere 
|je  met  people  toljo  toere  about  to  four* 
ney  to  (DnglanD,  anD  Ije  embarkeD  luitlj 
tljem,  sailing  out  ober  tfce  sea,  CJIn 
all  tljese  toanDerings  anD  searcljings 
tljrouglj  tlje  great  countries  tljat  babe 
been  nameD,  mucfc  time  baD  been  spent, 
anD  0rtfcur  goberneD  Ijis  impatience  as 
toiselv  as  Ije  coulD*  C.$eantobile  <$& 
ber  lav  i«  prison,  toitb  onlv  breaD  anD 
toater  for  Ijisf  fooD,  anD  subfecteD  to  tlje 
Ijarsljest  anD  most  brutal  treatment* 
d?e  erpeeteD  no  release,  but  ratljer  eaelj 
Dav  to  be  murDereD ;  for  tfcis  enDing  be 
began  to  long  untlj  all  Ijis  Ijeart,  tljat  so 
|je  migljt  escape  tlje  suffering  tyat  Ije 
enDttrcD  Daily,  in  Ijis^  Dismal  Dungeon* 
C.^fter  0rt|iur  baD  embarbeD  on  tt^esea 
a  great  storm  arose,  anD  Drobe  tlje  sljip 
out  of  tlje  course  inljielj  it  sljoulu  Ijabe 


taken*  #t  length  after  great  trouble  ana 
labor,  rtjep  came  in  sigljt  of  land  toljiclj 
tlje  Bailors  at  first  Unelo  not,  but  tofcen 
tljey  came  nearer  and  could  better  see 
ttie  sljore  tljcy  founD  tljat  it  toas  a  part 
of  3flrelanD  tljat  toag  far  Digtant  from 
CnglanD*  Cubing  been  tolD  tljat  ttjig 
toag  ;3|relanD,  #rtfcur  beggeD  tfce  cap* 
tain  to  get  Ijim  on  sljore,  for  \)t  tljougljt 
t&at  be  migbt  perfcapg  learn  gometljing 
of  (fclitoer  ttjere,  gince  tljere  IjaD  been  no 
doings?  of  Ijim  elsctoljcre,  anD  Ije  fad 
Determined  to  eearclj  all  lands  for  Ijis 
Dear  friend*  C.Mtjen  IK  toas  put  upon 
tlje  sljorc  lie  Uneuj  not  toljitljer  to  go, 
anD  ^e  prated  <S5oD  tljat  i^e  uioulD  get 
fjim  upon  tlje  rigljt  voao,  toljrre  Ijc 
migljt  ^ear  of  ^)i«  comraDe  anD  brother* 
C.De  luas  nearly  ttoo  monttjsf  in  tt)i0 
country,  anD  toljen,  in  all  tl)t0  time,  tje 
inigljeD  to  ask  questions  ^e  coulD  but 
make  $ign,  for  ottjertufee  tlje^  coulD  not 
unDergtanD  Ijim,  anD  be  tjao  neither 
Ijors c  nor  o tijer  animal  on  ujijiclj  to  riDr, 
but  must  uianDer  afoot.  CL^nr  Da^  Ijc 
came  to  a  Dark  UJOOD  in  luluclj  lucre 
many  Dark  animate  tljat  lucre  protoling 
about  seeking  ioljat  ttic^  migljt  Detour* 
^Ijc  people  attempted  b£  gigng  to  toarn 
^im  not  to  go  into  tlji0  forest,  but  Ijc 
coulD  not  understand  their  toords  or 
signs,  so  lie  toent  onujard  a  luljolc  da^'s 
trabel,  but  $ato  neither  ^ouge,  ^ut,  peo* 
pie,  nor  cultibated  lanD,anD 
closed  in  Ijc  ujas  00  overcome 
ness  tljat  Ijc  inas  compelled  to  liedotrm 
among  tijt  trees  and  sleep,  &>o  toearj? 
leas  Ijc  tljat  in  spite  of  i)is  lack  of  tityi* 
ter  t)e  glept  ^eatiil^,  anD  in  t&e  morning 
tocnt  again  upon  t)i*  toa^ ;  but  lie  l)ad 
nothing  to  eat*  C.W^ile  !jc  toas  tints 
deep  in  ttje  forest  a  great  beast  came 


upon  Ijim,  a  fierce  lion  tljat  for  a  long 
time  Ijad  found  nothing  to  eat,  and  noto 
tuas  furious  toitb  Hunger*  Sdljen  tit* 
tlnir  sauj  tbat  ttjc  lion  mould  attack  Ijim 
ijc  prepared  to  defend  Ijimsclf ,  for  lie  tjad 
on  a  suit  of  mail  Ijiddcn  bcncatlj  tjis 
dress,  and  fad  a  good  stoord,  c;c  took 
off  Ijis  mantle,  toound  it  around  Ijis 
arm  as  a  pr otcct ion  against  t IK  animal's 
clams,  drcixi  Ijissujord  from  its  sijcatl), 
commended  Ijimsclf  to  45od  and  ^is 
Dear  Dottier,  anD  advanced  against  tlje 
lion,  ujijiclj  sljoujcd  no  fear  but  sprang 
upon  Ijim,  and  struck  Ijim  toitlj  its 
clatus,  rending  atua^  Ijis  clothing,  anD 
to i tlj  one  fierce  stro Uc  of  its  migl) ty  clato 
tore  atoav1  more  tljan  an  Ijtindrcd  rings 
out  of  lite  corselet.  Htt)t  force  of  tfcfe 
assault  tljrcU)  #rtljur  upon  tlje  ground, 
but  \)t  sprang  again  to  Ijis  feet,  ran  in 
upon  ttjc  lion,  and  struck  go  manfully 
toitlj  f)is  stjarp  stoord  tljat  tljc  struggle 
toas  Ijard  and  fierce*  CLCClljcn  ti)t  lion 
toould  tjabe  apin  struck  Ijim  toitlj  its 
great  pato,  ^Irtljtir  toitl)  a  stuift  stroke 
Vetoed  off  tljc  ljuge  foot  00  tljat  it  fell 
upon  t!)e  eartlj*  0t  tljis  bio  to  and  dread- 
ful toound  tlje  lion  uttered  a  roar  tliat 
rebounded  t^rougl)t^efore0t*  tEPlien  J3r# 
tl)tir,  advancing  again  on  tljc  disabled 
brute,  toitlj  one  migljtp  tljrust  pierced 
tljc  tieart  of  tljc  great  beast,  go  tljat  its 
struggles  ceased,  and  Ijt-  rejoiced  crcccd,- 
tngl^  to  gee  tljc  terrible  animal  foil  dead 
upon  tljc  ground*  C,^Hll)cn  £irtlwr 
founD  Ijimsclf  sabcd  from  tlje  lion,  Ije 
gabc  tljanks  to  £Umigl)ty  6od  and  fi?is 
Dear  aaotljcr  tljat  tljcy  Ijad  stood  by  Ijim 
against  tljc  strong  brute*  C.HBut  noto 
it  became  bcry  late,  and  as  be  sato  no 
toay  out  of  tljc  forest  be  toas  troubled, 
for  since  tljc  morning  of  tljc  previous 


trap  b*  baa  eaten  nothing,  anD  be  toag 
also  atoean?*  Cbere  teas  nothing  initb 
ujljicb  lie  coulD  eage  bis  hunger  but  the 
roots  of  the  forest,  anD  of  tbege  be  kneto 
not  tobicb  to  eat*  $>e  saiD  to  Ijinisrlf, 
"31*31  tow*  a  man  acquainteD  toitb 
plantg  anD  ftrrb**  31  mtgjjt  gupplp  mp 
necDg,  ag  many  a  pious  Ijermit  litoing 
for  a  long  time  in  tbe  forest  bag  Done*" 
CL^o  tie  toanDereD  through  the  thickets 
err  king  for  berries  anD  roots,  anD  ate 
such  as  tie  fount)  luitl)  keen  pleasure  in 
them ;  anD  though  lie  gaineD  little  sus> 
tenance  be  thought  that  the  best  of  fboD 
baD  neber  tagteD  gtoeeter  to  Ijim  tban 
DiD  these  miserable  things.  C.2SUjenit 
grrtu  Darkt  Ijr  climbeD  a  small  tree  for 
fear  of  toilD  animals,  but  at  miDnigljt, 
lul)f n  tlje  moon  toad  sljining  brigljtly, 
Ijf  Ijrart)  somrtlj ing  coming  from  a  tits? 
tance  tljat  geemeD  to  be  a  monstrous 
creaturet  anD  tlie  noige  of  it  toag  terri^ 
ble  to  Ijf ar  anD  gounDeD  most  Digmall^ 
in  Ijig  earg*  C.J?earing  sue  I)  a  monster 
coming  totoarD  ijim  Ijr  croggeD  Ijiuwrlf 
anD  commenDeD  Ijis  soul  to  SUmigljtt? 
6oD  anD  all  1 1) r  Dear  sain  t s ,  prating  t i)r  in 
to  come  to  Ijis  fjrlp  against  tljig  tiling 
tljat  uias  aDbancing  go  gtoiftly  totoarD 
Ijinu  C,§>carceU?  Ijao  \)t  Done  tl)is,  ualjrn 
an  unclean,  Uc nomous  beast,  fcague  anD 
enormous  beneatl)  tlje  moon,  breathing 
fortlj  a  polluting  anD  sicUening  Uapor, 
came  to  tl)e  tree  upon  mljicl)  ty  uias,  anD 
struck  it  go  miglitv  a  bloto  initl)  its  tail 
tljat  ti)e  tree,  ujljicl)  toag  not  large,  uias 
go  srjahen  tljat  ^rtljur  fell  to  t Ije  grounD . 
C.Mljen  tlje  feing  fbunD  ^imgelf  on  t|ie 
eartlj,  be  luas  go  ama?eD  anD  terrifieD 
tljat  Ije  feneU)  not  tol)etl)er  be  toas  ljurt 
by  Ijis  fall  or  not;  anD  at  tl)is  instant 
if  be  coulD  babe  ijao  Ijis  toigb  it  tooulD 


gurel^  babe  been  tbat  be  toere  gafe  bacb 
in  \)i$  bingDom,  inhere  tbere  toere  no 
gucb  terrible  things  as  tljis,  CL^eber^ 
tljeless,  libe  a  baliant  hnigrjt  as  be  ujas, 
after  begging  of  aoo  tbat  if  Ijis  last  oav 
toere  come  l?e  tooulD  receibe  Ijis  soul 
into  H>is  Ijoly  bingDom,  tje  Dreto  Ijis 
gtoorD  anD  put  rjimsclf  on  tlje  Defence, 
for  be  sail)  tbat  tbere  toag  no  rjope  of 
fleeing  from  tlje  attacb  of  tljis  ttnnat? 
ural  foe*  C.3flt  paggeD  on  a  little  bepona 
tlje  bing,  ml)o  IjaD  fust  begun  to  rejoice 
in  tlje  Ijope  tbat  Ijis  Danger  toag  ober, 
toben  it  turneD  suDOenlv  arounD  upon 
Ijim,  anD  toounD  its  tail  tiuo  or  tbree 
times  about  l)is  botiv ;  then  it  released 
lum  toitl)  a  quicb  anD  powerful  sluing 
tbat  tbreto  tbe  gooD  0rtbur  against  a 
tree  go  biolentl^  tbat  he  tljought  big 
ribg  toere  broben*  ^bougb  bf  sprang 
up  at  once,  tbe  creature  toag  almost  in; 
stantlv  upon  Ijim ;  but  tbe  bing  quicblp 
gbeltereD  himself  beljinD  a  tree,  go  tbat 
toben  tbe  monster  trieD  to  strike  bim 
toitb  its  tail  it  beat  upon  tbe  tree,  anD 
in  tljis  toaj?  could  Do  Arthur,  for  tbe 
moment,  little  butt ;  but  it  had  long 
sharp  pointed  teeth  tbat  cut  deeply,  anD 
toitb  these  it  struck  so  smiftlv  tbat  baD 
it  not  been  for  tbe  tree  tbe  unfortunate 
bing  must  goon  babe  lost  his  life*  0s 
it  toag,  he  receibeD  go  many  toounDg 
through  his  broken  armor  tbat  ty  baD 
not  much  toljole  skin  left  upon  bim* 
But  be  still  fought  manfully,  though 
tbe  animal  baD  gucb  a  ban),  scaly  sur- 
face tbat  biflf  gtoorD  eDge  glanceD  off  anD 
coulD  not  penetrate  it,  anD  tbe  borrible 
oDor  tbat  tbe  monster  emitter)  toag 
barDer  for  ^Irtbur  to  bear  tban  tbe  gbarp^ 
ness  of  its  fangg*  CLMhen  be  gato  tbat 
tbe  enormoug  gcale^protecteD  creature 


toas  still  fresb  anD  untoounDeD  anD 
uioulD  not  leabe  t)im,  tl;e  brabe  flrtljur 


again  ealleD  on  <SoD  anD  beggeD  tfcat  l?e 
tuottlD  take  pity  on  bint,  (Eljen  lie  crtrD, 
C."  ®»  WE  Dear  friend  anD  brother,  in 
seebing  to  ^jelp  tljee  31  enD  m^  life,  but 


31  tooulD  be  more  toilling  to  Die* 
#rtbur  sfo  spobe,  tfce  monster  came  at 
bun  again,  anD  senefc  Ijim  sobiolentlv 
toitlj  teett)  anD  clatos  tbat  it  brought 
bini  to  tbe  grounD,  anD  fell  upon  bim 
more  furiously  tljan  before,  tearing  liifif 
mail  in  pieces  anD  toounDing  Ijtm  £fo 
sorrlv  tftat  tjc  tljougljt  tnDeeD  tljat  Ijts 
Deatl)  IjaD  come*  C.3In  tl)i0  ertremitE  of 
peril,  (0oD,  ttje  &lmigf)t£,  luljo  often 
guffersf  I^i0  people  to  0inb  beneatt)  t^e 
toiatiesf  but  not  to  Droton,  anD  iuljo  toill 
not  fbrdabe  t^osfe  fcoljo  trttl^  belir  tie  in 
itnm,  came  to  ti)e  aiD  of  t^ie  pious  bing, 
that  IK  0l)oulD  not  periulj  00  miserably 
bp  t^efangsf  of  t^is?  etoil  monster.  Cj3k 
ter  it  tjaD  fyelD  Ijtm  a  toljilr  fiercely  in 
its  clatttf  it  0ougl)t  to  change  its  grasp* 
perhaps  for  tl)e  purpose  of  Devouring 
Ijim,  so  for  an  instant  it  releaseD  Ijim 
a  tjerp  little,  in  tol)tcl)  instant  tjc  ujas 
able  to  mote  Ijimself  anD  use  bis  suiorD, 
),  as  Ije  still  lav  beneatt;  Ijis  en^ 


,  Ije  tljntst  uptoarD  into  tlje  natel 
of  tlje  enormous  reptile,  ujljr re  its  sbin 
tuas  not  so  IjarD  as  on  tl;r  braD,  necb, 
anD  bacb,  toljere  Ije  Ijati  Ijitljerto  strucb; 
anD  Ijis  stoorD  toent  up  into  trjr  mom 
ster's  boDv,  anD  penetrateD  its  Ijeart. 
t\)t  great  Dragon  felt  tljis  fetal 
,  it  sprang  into  trje  air,  uttering 
a  terrible  inDescribable  cr^,  but  fell 
again  immeDiatclvMuritljing  on  its  bacb 
in  D^ing  agonies*  tL^rtJjur,  noiu  re# 
leaseD,  initi)  Difficttltv  regaineD  l)is  feet, 
anD,  fearing  ttjat  ^jis  DreaD  foe  migljt 
again  recover  strength  to  attacb  Ijim, 
lietoeD  at  tlie  softer  parts  of  its  boD^, 
noto  turneD  uptoarD,  until  its  struggles 
ceaseD  anD  tlje  tiding  luas  DeaD*  C.^0 
tljis  DreaDful  battle  toas  oter,  anD  %x> 
trjttr,  loobing  about  Ijim  uiitrj  toearieD 
anD  Despairing  e^es,  perceifeeD  tljat  ttie 
Daton  toas  beginning  to  sljoto  a  feint 
Ug^t  among  tbe  trees ;  but  lie  careD  little 
for  tlje  Da^,  for  Ije  tljougljt  tljat  be  coulD 
neber  leate  tljat  fetal  place,  anD  l;aD  no 
o  1 1)  er  comfort  to  er  p  ret  t  Ija  n  t  Ijat  of  D  ea  1 1) » 
C.^2ttl)ile  lie  la^  t^ere  in  Despair  because 
of  Ijis  DreaDful  toounDS  be  bearD  gomt* 
t^jing  coming  totoarD  l)im  tbrougb  t^e 
toooD,  anD  toisijeD  tijat  lie  migbt  Die 
at  once,  for  Ije  tbottgbt  it  toas  anoter 
fierce  creature  about  to  fell  upon 
toljen  Ije  coulD  no  longer  DefenD 
self*  C.<£)qpecting  Deatb,  lie  crieD  out, 
C.**^  tbou  0lmigljt^  iLorD  anD  g>ab# 
tour,  3|esus  Christ,  31  beg  of  (Ebee  tbat 
^l)ou  toilt  be  mv  intercessor,  anD  mill 
tabe  m^  soul  to  ®^ee;  for  31  see  t|iat 
tbe  ^our  is  come  tojien  31  must  part 
from  tljis  toorlD*"  C&tfll  ty  liearD  t|ie 
rustling  amongfbrest  leabesanD  brus|i# 
toooD  coming  nearer  to  Ijim;  anD,  loofe 
ing  up,  be  Sato  tbat  it  toas  a  man  elotbcD 


in  to&ite  garments,  urtjo  tl)tts  spofcc  to 
|)im«  C."  &ing  of  jaigaroia,  <SoD'0  greet? 
ing  to  tt)f  e ."  C.&0  artljur  Ijearti  tljat  be 
nameD  l)im,  lie  feebly  signcD  Ijimsclf 
tuitl)  tlje  cross,  anD  saio,  C."  Hrt  ttjon  a 
spectre,  or  a  spirit  sent  bp  0oD,  tljat 
tljou  greete0t  me  in  H?i0  name  ?  31f  tyou 
toert  an  etitl  spirit  tljou  tooulD0t  not 
Dare  to  use  tyte  Ijol^  name*  31f  tyen  tyou 
art  from  0oD,  31  beg  tyee  to  babe  pits  on 
me  ana  Ijelp  me*  tyat  31  was  be  relieoeD 
from  my  erceeDing  pain  anD  toearine00, 
anD  tljat  31  map  escape  from  rtjte  terrk 
ble  fore0t,  toljere^l  Ijabe  0een  things;  31 
tiaD  not  beliebeft  possible,  ant)  toliere  31 
tjatoe  0uffereD  muc^»"  C."  tEljou  oiD0t 
not  mistafee  in  thinking  tljat  31  am  from 
(Soo,"  toa*  t^e  repli?,  **for  00  it  is;  anO 
in  trutfc  31  liate  come  to  comfort  tijee," 
€l<Ll)tn  \)t  sat  oofem  b^  .lrtt)ttr  ano 
Drru)  from  l;is  scrip  a  goloen  bop  tftat 
toad  full  of  a  perf  umeD  sa  Ito  r ,  tu  i  tlj  ID  Ijiclj 
lie  anointeo  all  l)is  uaouuDs,  anD  gabe 
^im  a  certain  root  to  eat*  Cj3$  0oon  asf 
Ije  Ijatj  been  tljus  anotnteo,  anD  Ijao  00 
eaten,  Ijr  became  as  frr si;  anD  toell  as 
if  lie  ^aD  neber  0uffereD  liurt  or  hunger* 
tlje  Wfyite  Hnigl)t  sattj  to  tym, 
,  t^ou  0^oulD0t  praise  (0oDt 
tljrottgl)  iMl;ont  31  fyatie  been  srnt  to 
t^ee»"  C.tEljen  ^rt^ur  DiD  a0  lie  toas 
biDDen,  anD  most  Detioutlv  pratsru  ($oD 
tl)at  be  IjaD  been  brought  out  of  00  great 
Danger  anD  perilous  tjurt.  CLtEtjc  Mt)ite 
tljr n  baDe  Ijim  mount  beijinD 
,  on  a  l)orsr  tljat  tooulD  bring  ttjcm 
out  of  tljc  forest,  anD  During  tl)is  riDe 
0aiD  to  |)im,  C.^  ^ing  of  aigarbia,  31 
Imoto  lutj^  tljott  Ijast  left  tlj v  lanD :  it  is 
tljat  tl)ou  sr r Urst  tlj):  brother*  <^liter  of 
Ca0tile ;  anD  31  toill  tell  t|iee  of 
tstljrn  be  left  Castile,  be  came  to 


lanD  anD  tl;ere  toon  by  fenigbtli?  DeeD0 
in  a  great  tournament  tlje  Daughter  of 
tl;e  bing,  t)is  onlv  cljiln,  anD  as  beautk 
ful  a  tooman  as  tljere  is  in  tljis  tuorlti* 
31Butmi0fortttnel)a0  befallen  tlj^  frienO, 
for  a  king  of  31relanD,  ljuljose  fatljer  be 
stem  in  tl)e  lists,  is  Ijis  enent^,  anD  Ijas 
taken  tyim  prisoner,  anD  put  l)im  in  a 
most  Di0mal  Dungeon  t  in  loljiclj  be  0uf? 
fer0  great  mi0er^  anD  pain  of  fceart  anD 
boD^*  15ut  be  not  troubleD  about  Ijim, 
for  be  sljall  not  Die,  nor  receive  more 
permanent  injury  before  tljou  fywt  u* 
lea0eD  tym  from  pri0on»  31f  t^ou  toilt 
babe  m\?  counsel  anD  IjeeD  mv  aDbice, 
if]  sa^  to  tljee,  go  first  to  ilonDon  anD 
comfort  tb^  Dear  frienD  (Dliter'0  toife ; 
for  tljott  art  00  like  tym  tljat  tljei?  toill 
not  Unouj  tljee  from  tym.  <tl)t  king 
toill  tljink  tljat  tljott  art  l)is  Dear  son 
(Dlioer,  anD  tlje  princess  $)elena  tl;at 
tljott  art  Ijer  lju0banD,  But  sl)e  is  sick 
unto  Deatb  from  tlje  Io00  of  tt)^  frienD, 
anD  if  tljou  oost  not  go  quickly  tljott 
toilt  not  ft'nD  beralibe,  00  tljou  sljottlost 
not  Delay,  Mljen  tljou  contest  to  tlje 
tljou  mu0t  lie  at  nigbt  b^  fytt, 
mai?  beliebe  tljat  t^ou  art  tyt 
banD,  «Dliuer ;  but  let  no  ebil  tljougljt 
come  into  tlj^  minD  totoarD  ber; 
jfor  eber^  euil  tying  toe  Do, 
31t0  puni0bment  toe  0urel^  rue* 
Wfyen  tljou  0ee'0t  tbat  ber  bealtlj  i0  re* 
storeo,  leabe  l)er  anD  come  into  tijis 
forest,  tobere  tyou  sljalt  babe  neto  tiD* 
ing0  from  me*"  C,Mity  tye0e  toorD0 
tye  mtytt  !^nigl)t  brought  0rtljur  out 
of  tlje  forest,  anD  baDe  bint  Dismount. 
mfytn  be  DiD  00  be  fell  upon  lu*  knee0 
to  tbank  bte  Deliverer,  but  tlje  mtytt 
Iknigljt  baD  bani0beD,  00  tyat  #rti)ur 
kneto  not  to^ere  be  toent* 


Cfmpter  fa 

toent  to  ilonDon,  anD  toas  reeeibeD  by 
tlje  king  anu  court  as  Wittier;  anD  l;ouj 
tye  curcfc  tljr  illness  of  tljc  princess* 


V  vi  • '  tyen&rtburfounDbimself  alone 
CJLlJL  upon  tbe  roaa,  I)t0  first  act  toas 
again  to  return  tbanfes  to  0oD,  tbe  01* 
migbty,  for  all  tljc  fatoor  tbat  baD  been 
sboton  to  bim ;  tben  lie  DetermineD  to 
perform  cractly  tobat  tbe  (Kill)  ttr  limigbt 
baD  enf oineD ;  for  tjr  beliebeD  Inm  to  be 
a  Direct  messenger  from  &OD  ;  so  Ije 
toent  fbrtoarD  until  Became  to  tlje  sea, 
uiljere  Ije  fottnD  a  0l)tp  about  to  set  sail 
for  CnglanD,  anD  tuitl)  l)rr  captain  tie 
specDity  arrangeD  for  Ijis  ijoijage,  tjabing 
fbunD  Ijis  purse  miraculously  replen# 
isljeD*  C.^fter  ^e  reacljeD  CnglanD  anD 
DisembarfeeD,  ttjc  first  cit£  to  lutjtcl)  be 
came  in  bis  journey  to  HonDontoas  Bris^ 
tol*  tIPbere  be  tuas  recogni?eD  for  <Dliber, 
anD  tbenetus  atonceran  tljrougb  ttjc  city 
tbat  tbeir  lost  prince  baD  returneD ;  so 
tbere  toas  a  great  bastening  to  tbe  bouse 
tobere  bf  loDgeD,  tbat  all  migbt  assure 
tbemselbes  tbat  t^e  gooD  tiDings  toere 
true.  3f!mmeDiately  a  stoift  messenger 
toas  sent  to  tbe  king  in  JlonDon,  tol;o 
speeDily  brougbt  tbere  tbe  great  netos 


from  Bristol,  C.Mben  tbe  king  IcarnrD 
tbat  (Dliber  baD  returneD  be  toas  so  OUCD 
come  by  toy  tbat  be  fell  Doton  anD  for 
a  long  time  toas  unable  to  speak*  Oi0 
servants  raiseD  Ijim  up,  anD  laiD  bint 
on  bis  beD  uiljile  l)r  toas  unconscious, 
from  tobicb  state  ty  fell  into  a  sleep. 
HWityen  be  atooke  bis  first  inquiry  of 
bis  servants  uias  tobetber  it  teas  truet 
or  if  \)t  b^D  DreameD  tbat  ©UUer  baD 
returneD  safe  anD  toell.  4L^ttb^n  tbey 
anstoereD  tbat  it  toas  true,  \)t  refoiceD 
greatly,  anD  praiseD  6oD,  uiljo  baD  re* 
storeD  to  tym  \)i&  son*  {[.presently 
anotber  messenger  came  toit^  otber 
neios ;  anD  one  of  tfce  king's  servants 
uient  out  to  bim,  anD  askeD  loljat  tiD^ 
ings  Ijt  brougbt,  anD  toas  anstoereD, 
C.^S>ay  to  tbe  king  tbat  if  be  toisbes  to 
see  prince  (DliUer,  it  is  time  to  make 
reaDy,  for  b*  te  noto  scarcely  a  mile 
Distant  from  tbe  city*"  C.3Hbt  servant 
toent  back  to  tbe  chamber  of  tbe  king 
anD  tolD  bim  tbe  tiDings  tbat  l)aD  come* 
£t  tobicb  gooD  netos  tbe  king,  altbougb 
be  still  felt  ill  anD  toeak  from  tbe  con,- 
Dition  into  tobicb  I)t0  suDDen  surprise 
baD  reDuceD  Ijim,  at  once  orDereD  tbat 
preparation  be  maDe  as  bastily  as  pos* 
sible,  for  be  tooulD  riDe  fortb  to  meet 
bis  Dear  <$liber*  Corses  toere  saDDleD 
toitb  speeD,  anD  tbe  king,  toitb  all  tbe 
princes  anD  nobles  tobo  toere  present 
at  tlje  palace,  roDe  foyfully  fortb  to  re* 
ceibe  tbeir  longest  prince  anD  ftrro* 
C.®Kbf«  0rtbur  bebelD  tbe  great  com* 
pany  of  people  riDing  totoarD  bim,  bis 
eyes  filleD  toitb  tears ;  for  be  felt  tery 
saD  at  tbe  tbougbt,  tbat  bis  Dear  com* 
raDe  sboulD  still  lie  in  a  Dungeon,  tobile 
tbis  great  bonor  anD  foyful  reception 
toere  atoaiting  bis  return*  Cj&o  be  came 


to  tlje  king,  tuljo  lookeD  upon  Ijim  Untlj 
erxeeDing  foi?  anD  lobe,  anD  baD  no  otber 


t  Ijon  glj  t t  Ija  n  tie  mas  oMiticr ,  tlje  Ijnsbano 
of  I)is  Dear  Qatigijter,  Ijis  Ijigljly  balueD 
anD  belobeD  son,  luljom  Ijc  IjaD  not  seen 
for  tljree  years ;  nor  DiD  tljc  nobles,  or 
tljc  people  ujljo  greeted  Ijim,  fina  Ijim 
in  anj?  toai?  Different  from  <$liber ;  or 
if  tljey  notice o  any  cljange,  it  luas  only 
sttclj  as  migljt  occur  to  any  one  in  tljrce 
years :  no  one  DoubteD  Ijis  iDentity,  for, 
in  trutb,  ttje  resemblance  toa0  lier^  per# 
feet*  C.^ei?  DiflfmounteD  from  t^eir 
Ijorsrs  anD  tlje  king  ran  totoarD  ilrtljttr 
uiitl)  ertenDeD  arms  anD  embraceD  ijim, 
anD  coulD  not  at  first  gpeab,  because  of 
tljr  f ov  tljat  nlleD  anD  oberpotoereD  Ijim. 
Mljen  tDorDsf  came  to  Ijim,  Ijc  crieD, 
C.'4  <fi>oD^  ioelcome  to  t^ee,  m^  Dearest 
sfon ;  for  tig®  return  brings  great  fo^  to 
me  anD  to  all  tljis  kingdom,  luliirl)  Ijafi 
mourneD  anD  stiff r rr o  mttr t)  grief  on 
tfo?  account*"  C."  Gracious  lorD  anD  fi^ 
t^er,"  artfcur  anflftuereD,  "fcoliat 
Ijaippr neD  came  not  about  tljrottgl) 
iBtsl) :  more  t^an  t^i0t  3i  cannot  noto 
0ai? ;  but,  if  it  it  (SoD^  toill,  31  toill 
bring  better  tferfcice  to  tl)t0  realm  tijan 
31  babe  etoer  before  giben ;  anD  toiU  en* 
Deatorto  make  all  tfjosr  toljo  ijabe  griebeD 


on  m^  account  forget  t^eir  siorrotDfif  in 
toy,  £>ince  6oD  anD  J^i*  Dear  ^pot^er 
tiabe  Ijrlpr D  me  again  to  t^i*  lanD,  31  am 
more  tl;an  eber  Dispose  D  anD  rrsolur  D  to 
s rrtir  t^e  least ,  as  tur II  as  t Ijc  l)ig^est ;  for 
31  babe  rrprnrnrrD  many  things,  tljat 
make  me  more  fumble,"  C,Mben  ty 
Ijau  so  spoken,  tl;r  princes  anD  nobles 
tul)o  toere  mitt)  taking  greeteD  l)imt  as 
DiD  all  U)l)o  came  to  meet  tjhn,  anD  tljcy 
toere  so  man^  tljat  tlje  place  of  meeting 
tooulD  not  toell  contain  all  ttjosr  iuljo 
crotoDeD  tljitljrr ;  for  people  came  from 
all  parts  of  tt)t  kingDom  tljat  toere  near 
rnottgt)  to  learn  tl)f  gooD  nrius  tljat  tljep 
migljt  again  look  upon  tljrir  young  lorD 
tiiljom  tljry  l)aD  so  long  mourneD  as 
lost.  £>o  great  a  number  soon  assent* 
bleD  tljat  it  toas  necessary  to  set  up  an 
debates  stanD  upon  iiiljicl)  3rtlmr  must 
mount  in  orDer  tljat  all  tolio  migljt 
not  come  near  on  account  of  tlje  great 
t  Ijron  g  con  In  look  on  t  Ijei  r  belobeD  prince. 
C.Mt)en  lie  IjaD  stooD  tliere  for  some 
time,  tlje  king  orDereD  tljat  etoery  one 
sljottlD  return  Ijome,  anD  tljat  Ijis  reti 
nue  sljonltj  remount  ttjeir  ijorses  anD 
accompany  Ijim  anD  ilrtljttr  to  tlje  pal; 
ace*  CJn  tlje  cit^  of  ilonDon  tbere  toas 
great  refoicing  eber^toljere,  t^e  streets 
toere  bung  ujitlj  clotl)  of  gay  colors,  tlje 
unties  anD  Daughters  of  tlje  nobles  anD 
of  tlje  citnens  put  on  tljeir  best  attire 
anD  crotoDeD  tlje  toinDotos  on  botlj  siDes 
of  tlje  streets  to  see  tlje  return  of  tlje 
prince  tuljo  Ijao  toon  tlje  lobe  of  all,  botlj 
Ijiglj  anD  loto*  C.^oto  can  toe  Describe 
tlje  toabing  of  silken  scarfs,  tlje  sljouts, 
cljeersf,  pageantry,  anD  tumult  of  refoi^ 
cing  as  tljeir  lobeD  ^litier,  as  tljey  sup* 
poseD  Ijim  to  be,  passeD  luitlj  tlje  king 
anD  botoeD  to  tljem  toitlj  tljanlis,  3|t  toas 


so  happy  and  heartfelt  a  toelcome  as  no 
one  hao  etier  before  seen.  31  u  the  fulness 
of  their  for,  young  and  olD  crieD  aloud, 
C."<$  (ftoo,  toe  praise  tEhee  for  tEhy 
grace  in  restoring  to  us  our  belotied 
prince/'  C.&S  they  approacheD  the  paU 
ace,  the  princes,  toho  toas  toery  ill, 
hearD  the  shouting  anD  asked  to  hat  toent 
on  toithout ;  but  no  one  dared  tell  Ijrr 
the  truth,  for  they  feared  that  she  might 
be  overcome  by  erxessibe  foy,  and  that, 
in  her  toeafeness,  it  might  injure  her. 
Che  ladies  toho  attended  l;rr  left  it  to 
the  doctors,  toho  came  at  length  and  told 
tier  of  <$liber'0  arritoal,  OTjen  she  heard 
their  toords  she  feebly  rai0ed  |ier  t)andg, 
and  in  a  faint  uoicr  0carce  audible  prai0ed 
<Sod,  C.4*^  ^>abiour  of  tfee  tuorld,  3fl 
prai0e  and  tljanfc  Cljrc  ttjat  3i  may  yet 
0ee,  before  my  deatl),  tlir  dear  one  UJljo 
^a0  been  ttjc  cause  of  t|ii0  illne00 ;  tljcn, 
indeed,deatlj  may  cometoljen it  mill,  and 
31  can  atuait  it  gladly  in  tlje  presence  of 
my  dearest  tyu0band ,  once  more  returned 
to  me,"  C,Cl)f  good  prince00  toisljeo 
to  0ee,  at  once,  Ijim  oiljoin  slje  believed 
to  be  tier  Iju0band,  4L^lrt^ur  toas  in 
great  anriety  i)oiu  lie  should  bear  Ijint; 
self  totoard  i)i0  brotlier'0  toife;  but, 
toljen  brought  to  Ijer  chamber,  tje  toent 
to  t|je  bed,  greeted  ^er  bery  gently,  in^ 
quired  of  tier  condition  in  a  loin  boice, 
tolriet)  mas  ansmered  by  tfte  faintest 
m^isper ;  tbm  ty  said  to  Ijer,  C.*4^py 
dear  toife,  31  am  griebed  to  tfye  Ijeart  by 
t|iy  illness,"  C.U3er&aps  s^ie  noticed 
something  of  coldness  in  fcis  greeting, 
and  ttje  absence  of  a  hiss ;  but,  looking 
again  on  the  dear  face,  of  tlje  identity 
of  uitjicl)  slje  had  no  s^adoto  of  a  sus^ 
picion,  she  toas  so  refoiced  that,  though 
not  able  to  speak  aloud,  she  gained 


strength  enough  to  tohisper  that  she 
felt  that  she  might  recover  noto  that 
she  sato  hint  toell  and  safe  before  her 
eyes,  CJ|t  to**  n°t  «afe  to  prolong  this 
interfeieto ;  so  Arthur  soon  took  leabe, 
begging  her  to  be  a  good  toife  to  him, 
and  try  to  recover  as  tast  as  possible, 
CJFrom  $tt  chamber  he  toas  taken  to 
the  palace,  tohere  the  king  had  sum* 
moned  a  great  assemblage  of  nobles  and 
ladies  to  meet  him,  and  tohere  he  had 
commanded  a  sumptuous  feast  to  be 
prepared,  at  tohich  all  the  pleasure  and 
diversion  that  could  be  thought  of  toa0 
attempted,  though  they  toould  hate  been 
more  f oyou0  had  not  the  princess  been  00 
fcery  ill,  CJ|t  toas  forbidden  that  any 
one  0hould  begin  any  toork  for  eight 
day 0 ;  but  the  time  toa0  to  be  giUen  up 
to  rejoicing  ober  their  young  lord  toho 
had  been  lost,  but  toas  noto  happily  re* 
0tored ;  and  all  toere  free  to  eat  and 
drink  toljat  they  toould  at  the  palace, 
C,fl2ahifc  the  prmee00  remained  ijery 
ill  Arthur  toas  permitted  to  see  her  only 
in  short  intertoictos  from  time  to  time, 
Qfyti  toas  not  Displeasing  to  him,  for 
it  may  toell  be  under0tood  that  tje  had 
no  easy  part  to  play  a0  a  loUin g  hu0band 
to  a  lolling  toife,  toljile  all  the  time  he 
toa0  re0trained  by  hi*  Duty  to  his  friend 
from  indulging  in  any  toarmth  of  er^ 
pression  or  action ;  and  such  restraint 
toas  misunderstooD,  and  silently  re* 
gretted  by  her  for  tohose  benefit  it  toas 
adopted,  Cj5>oon,hotoet)er,  the  improbe* 
ment  in  the  health  of  the  princess  toas 
so  advanced  that  the  time  came  tohen 
she  toas  so  nearly  toell  that  her  doctors 
gate  their  assent  to  her  toish  that  her 
dear  husband  should  again  sleep  by  her 
side :  this  Arthur  could  not  atioid  doing. 


CjKKlien  be  came  to  lier  ty  laiD  Jiimself 
Doion,  ant)  mourD  not  from  one  spot ; 
but  toben  Helena  motoeD  nearer  to  bint, 
anD  tooulD  Ijabe  put  Ijer  arm  about  l)i& 
neck,  b*  saiD  to  ber,  C."spv  part's;  lobe, 
come  no  nearer  to  me,  but  lap  tbv*elf 
again  in  tbv  place ;  for  31  bate  stoorn 
to  6oD  tljat  31  toill  not  do  muclj  as  touelj 
tbee  toitb  mv  tianD  until  31  bate  maDe 
a  pilgrimage  to  tbe  ttoelbe  bolv  priests 
of  £>t*  3]acob,  tobo  babe  IjelpeO  me  out 
of  tbe  Drptb  of  great  Disaster  to  come 
bitber*  therefore,  31  prav  t^ee,  tyty  me 
to  beep  m v  tioto  and  be  content  to  knoto 
t^at  31  am  again  toitlj  tljee ;  ana  31  toill 
make  t#0  pilgrimage  in  a  ben?  sfyort 
time  if  <0oD  grants  me  Ijealtlj  and 
strengtlj,  31  f  ^oD  anH  ttjr  Dear  saints; 
permit,  tlj v  IjusbanD  toill  sljortlv  be  re; 
sftoreU  to  tftee,  ana  toill  change  into  fo^ 
all  tlje  suffering  tljat  tljott  bast  enUureD 
on  ty*  account*"  C^^lnta  listeneD  to 
tljcse  ujorus  of  klrtljur ,  anu  obeyed  Ijim  t 
l^ing  still  in  ber  place,  anu  saving  tljat 
it  toas  rigljt,  if  be  IjaD  mate  a  toto  to 
aoo  ant)  s>t,  31acob,  tljat  be  sboult)  keep 
it,  €.&fter  a  little  sbe  askeD  bim  tobere 
be  bat)  been  so  long,  ant)  tobat  be  bau 
been  Doing  During  tbe  tbree  ^ears  of  bid 
absence*  0rtbur  pra^eD  ber  not  to  ques; 
tion  bim  at  tins  time,  for  be  migbt  not 
speak  of  tbesr  matters  until  be  baD  per, 
formeD  bis  pilgrimage*  C^bnt  Helena 
toas  silent,  anD  questioneD  bint  no 
more* 

Chapter  jrtit  f|oto  3lrtt)ur 

returned  to  tbe  forest,  anD  met  tbe 
OTbite  Ittnigbt,  anD  toas  taken  by  tym 
to  tbe  Deliverance  of  (Dliber,  tobo,  mis^ 
unDerstanDing  ^is  rescuer,  quarrelled 
toitb 


*TT*Htfaur  toas  ro^all^  entertaineD 
^vJ-.  at  tbe  Cnglisb  court ;  anD  all 
tbe  bonors  toere  sboton  bim  tljat  tbeir 
voting  lorD,  (Dliter,  tooulD  babe  receibeD, 
anD  tobicbt  inDeeD,  tljev  belietieD  tbat 
tbev  toere  paving  to  bim*  CJ2Hb*n  b^ 
toas  assurer)  tbat  tbe  princess  toas  so 
mucb  better  tbat  sbe  toas  no  longer  in 
anv  Danger  from  ber  malaDv*  tie  toent  to 
tbe  king,  anD  saiD  to  bim,  C,u  Gracious 
master,  31  babe  botoeD  a  pilgrimage  to 
£>t*  31acob,  tobicb  31  sbottlD  noto  peiv 
form  toitbout  furtber  Delav^anD  31  must 
go  alone*"  Ct^bnt  be  beggeD  tbat  be 
migbt  babe  permission  to  set  out  at  once 
anD  promises  tbat  be  tooulD  soon  return, 
if  43oD  gate  bint  bealtlj  anD  strengtb* 
C.^o  be  took  leabe  of  tbe  king  anD  of 
tbe  nobles  anD  laDies  of  tbe  court  anD 
parted  from  tbem  toitb  mutual  bless? 
ings*  W$t  king  gate  bim  a  letter  com? 
manDing  all  bis"  people  to  gibe  bint 
aiD,  anD  bonor  bint ;  anD  saiD  to  bint, 
€.'*  fl>wr  son  flitter,  31  beg  tbee  in  tbe 
name  of  &OD  to  guarD  thyself  toell  anD 
bring  us  not  again  into  sucb  anrietv 
anD  sorroto  as  tbott  bast  Done  toben 
tbou  toast  lost  to  us  for  tbree  long 
vears,  anD  to  remember  tbat  tbv  toife, 
mv  Dear  Daugbter,  coulD  not  again  bear 


tbe  misfortune  of  losing  tbee, 
nobles  all  a&uis*  D  bim  tijat  be  go  not 


alone,  for  tbe  roass  toere  uncertain  ana 
Dangerous ;  but  lie  tooulB  not  consent 
to  be  accompanies  and  toent  early  in 
tbe  morning  toben  be  bas  taken  leabe  of 
tbe  princess  ans  promises  ber  be  toouls 
go  no  furtber  tban  to  £>t,  jflacob's,  C.^e 
trabelles  as  stoiftlp  as  possible,  cross* 
ing  tbe  sea  berp  fortunately,  ans  came 
toitbout  accident  to  tbe  forest  toberein 
be  bad  met  tbe  OTjite  fenigbt:  tbis  be 
SreaSeS  to  enter,  remembering  bis  for* 
mer  experience,  ans  fearing  to  meet  tbe 
strange  toils  animals  b£  toljieb  be  lias 
before  been  so  terribly  toounses ;  but 
be  Sato  none  of  tljcse  Suring  tbe  four* 
nep,  CjOffifyen  b*  bas  gone  a  eonsiser* 
able  Sistance  into  tbe  forest,  be  unites 
to  see  if  tbe  fenigbt  toouls  come  to  bim, 
asbebas  promises ;  tobicb  #*  bappenes ; 
for  in  a  sbort  time  be  sato  b««  astan? 
cing  ans  greetes  bim  tjen?  b^artil^*  J^is 
greeting  toas  returnes  toitb  kins  toorss, 
ans  tbis  m^steriouspersonagebase  bim 
mount  bebinsbimon  bis  borseanS  sais, 
C.**  ^«bur,  m^  goos  trienS,  Sost  tbou 
Sesire  to  bate  tbp  comrase  again  toitb 
tbee  ?  ans  saresttbou  Venture  tb^  bosi? 
against  bim  uibo  bolss  tbv  ffiens  in 


prison?"  €.utE:rul^,"sais  0rtbur,  " 
mill  set  bony  ans  all  tljings  tobicb 
batb  lent  me  on  tbe  Venture,  tbat  3(1  map 
release  bim,"  C."3flf  sucb  be  tbi?  toisb," 
sais  tbe  bnigbt,  **5I  toill  sboto  tbee  tbe 
toap.  tKbou  art  toell  arrases  in  mail, 
tobicb  tbou  toearest  biSSen  beneatb  tbu 
coat,  ans  tbissljall  be  tbe  better  for  tbee. 
Wtp  king  tobo  bolss  tb^  comrase  <Dliber 
in  bis  Sungeon  bas  noto  gone  out  from 
bis  castle  attenses  bp  a  feto  of  bis  pro,- 
pie,  not  more  tban  four  in  number,  ans 
all  on  foot,  J^is  castle  is  not  more  tban 
tbirtp  miles  from  tbis  place,  tberefore 
if  tbou  Sarest  to  figbt  toitb  all  of  tljcm 
31  can  bring  tbee  speesity  tobere  tbep 
are,  ans  gibe  tbee  tbe  opportunity  to  set 
tb£  comrase  free,"  C.&rtbur  tbanfees  tbe 
Mbite  fenigbt,  ans  beggeS  tbat  be  So 
bim  tbis  service,  Wtb&rtburmounteS 
bebinS  bim,tlje  Unigbtspurres  bisstees, 
ans,  aises  bp  <0oS,  tljep  toere  presently 
most  miraculously  at  tbe  place  tobere 
tbe  3]risb  king  toas  toalking,  0fter  tbe 
knigbt  bas  pointes  bim  out  to  0rtbur, 
be  sais,  C,**  SPear  frienS,  Sismount, 
tobere  is  tbine  enemp,  3flf  tbou  toinnest 
tbp  comrase's  freesom,  sap  to  bim  tbat 
a  knigbt  clotbes  in  toljite  base  tbee  greet 
bim,  ans  tbat  it  toas  be  tobo  brougbt 
tbee  bere,"  €L^ttbur  Sis  as  tbe  knigbt 
commanses,  ans  toouls  gratefully  babe 
taken  leabe  of  bim,  but  in  tbat  moment 
bis  strange  conSuctor  bas  Sisappeares ; 
so  be  sreto  near  tbe  king,  tobo  toalkeS 
in  a  beautiful  fi'els  tbat  toas  green  ans 
cbarming  toitb  grass  ans  flotoers, 
^"SPefens  tbpself,  tbou  sbameless 
traitor,"  cries  0rtbur,  "  for  tbou  sbalt 
Sie  bp  mp  bans  to^sap,  ans  all  tbi1  sriv 
bants,  if  tbep  belp  tbee,"  C.Witb  these 
toorss  be  sreto  bis  stoors,  ans  so  smote 


one  of  tljr  servants  tobo  IjaD  sprung 
upon  bint  tfcat  be  split  bis  IjeaO  to  tbe 
teetb*  J^e  cut  tbe  rigbt  arm  from  tbe 
boD?  of  tbe  nert  toljo  assaileD  bint,  ana 
soon  slrio  tl)c  tljtro,  £>c  mas  tljus  as* 
sureD  against  tbe  king's  servants,  but 
baD  reeeitoeD  some  toounDs  in  tlje  boD?, 
tljougl)  none  tljat  enDangereD  Ins  life  or 
seriously  DisablrQ  Ijim*  C.C£lben  noto 
tbe  king  sato  l)ts  servants  slain,  Ijr  at; 
tempteD  to  DefenD  himself  against  &r* 
tlnir,  for  tie  inas  a  stout  ano  brabe  man, 
but  Ijr  baD  no  toeapon  ercept  a  small 
Bunting  knife,  mitt)  UDljicij  br  coulD  not 
come  near  enougb  to  strike  ^rt^ur's 
bouv,  so  ftnallp  l)f  sought  to  escape,  anD 
fleo  from  bis  enem^»  C.H5ut  3lrtbur  fbU 
lotoeo,  overtook  bim,  anD  struck  Ijim  so 
barn  a  bloto  upon  tljr  beao  tljat  tie  fell  to 
tlje  eartb*  €,**  <$  tliou  traitorous  king ! " 
crieD  ^rtbur,  "tbou  perfureo  faillain! 
Canst  rtiou  oen^  tbat  tbou  bast  in  tb£ 
prison  a  king  to  mlioni  tljou  otoestser^ 
bice  ano  gratituoe?  31  DemanD  tbat  tbou 
sbalt  gite  l)tm  to  me,  or,  if  tbou  Host 
not,  31  stoear  to  tbee  b^  ilmigbtp  (Sou 
tbat  31  toill  cut  off  tbi?  b*ao,  for  id  knoto 
tbat  tbou  bast  not  kept  toitb  bint  tljr 
faitb  tbou  bast  stoorn ;  anD  for  t\w  foul 
offence  tbou  Deserbest  to  Die  tljr  Deatb 
of  a  traitor*"  C.3£b*  feing  fell  upon 
bis  knees,  beggeD  for  merc^,  anD  saiD, 
€.**  ®  noble  knigbt,  spare  my  life,  anD 
31  toill  gibe  tbee  bint  tobom  tbou  De* 
manDest,"  C.3rtbur  granteD  tbe  king's 
life  on  conDition  tbat  be  promise  as  soon 
as  be  reacbeD  bis  castle  to  senD  <$litier 
fbrtb  to  bint  or  bimself  bring  Ijim,  anD 
tbat  be  tooulD  gibe  to  both  of  tbem  bis 
safe  conDuct  out  of  bis  kingDom,  Cijisf 
be  stoore  bv  tbe  most  solemn  oatbs  tbat 
ty  tooulD  Do ;  anD  tben  tiasteneD  quickly 


to  bis  castle,  in  great  grief  at  tbe  mis* 
fortune  tbat  IjaD  befallen  bint*  C^ssoon 
as  bearritieD  tberein  be  commanDeD  tbat 
<®liber  betaken  from  tbe  Dungeon*  ?&\p& 
toas  Done,  anD  toben  tbe  unfortunate 
prisoner  toas  Draton  up  to  tbe  ligbt  of 
Da^  anD  sato  tbe  king  stanDing  before 
bint,  b*  s'aiD,  C.u  &ing,  31  beg  of  tbee 
tbat  tbou  toilt  commanD  tbat  31  bekilleD 
ratber  tban  tbroton  again  into  tbat  biD* 
eous  Dungeon*"  C."  ^ou  are  free  from 
tbe  Dungeon,"  replieD  tlie  king*  "# 
knigbt  bas  reDeemeD  vou  from  pour 
prison,  anD  31  babe  stoorn  to  bring  you 
to  bim  at  once*"  C.tEben  tlje  king  com* 
manDcD  tbat  otljrr  clotbes  sljoulD  be 
brougbt  for  tbe  releaseD  prisoner,  as 
tobat  little  remaineD  of  tljose  tbat  be  baD 
toorn  for  tbree  ^ears  saDl^  neeDeD  to  be 
cbangeD*&uitableclotbingtoasbrougbt, 
anD  toben  put  on  tbe  king  gabe  tbe  safe 
conDuct  tobicb  be  baD  promiseD,  for  Ijr 
toas  aDbiseD  tbat  be  sboulD  not  again 
go  into  tbe  presence  of  tbe  knigbt  tobo 
baD  so  ill  useD  bint,  anD  trjis  aDtoice  be 
fbllotoeD*  C.Mben  (Dliber  anD  tbe  king 
toere  about  to  separate,  anD  tbe  former 
be  sent  fortb  to  bis  frienD,  tbe  king  saiD 
to  bint,  C,"  31  am  full?  atoare  tbat  in 
setting  ?ou  free  31  am  Doing  tbat  tobiclj 
ma?  bring  me  into  great  Danger  of  pun* 
tsbment  anD  Deatb  on  account  of  your 
capture  anD  imprisonment,  anD  31  ma? 
babe  DeserbeD  it  of  you,  still,  if  31  nta? 
ask  sometbing,  it  is  tbat  31  beg  ?ou  to 
forgifae  tobat  you  babe  suffereD  at  my 
banDS*"  C^o  tobicb  (©liter  replieD, 
speaking  quietl?  anD  Discreetl?,  "£ll* 
tbougb  tobat  you  bate  Done  to  me  toas 
toitbout  an?  gooD  cause,  netertbeless, 
31  promise  ?ou, — anD  31  toill  keep  m? 
promise,— tl)at  31  toill  tell  to  no  man, 


ana  will  neber  suggest  by  a  toorD  tljat 
it  isf  you  tuljo  Ijatie  brougbt  upon  me 
tljis  injury  anD  Disgrace ;  but  if  it  is 
inaDe  Unoum  tljrouglj  otljer  people  anD 
you  sbottlD  tljereby  come  into  Danger, 
31  toill  not  tielp  pou,"  jtfEfyt  king  ejc* 
presses  Ijis  tbanks,  anD  saiD  tljat  Ijc 
askeD  no  more  tljan  tljis  of  tjim,  Cljen 
toljen  Ije  Sato  tljat  ©liber  mas  00  ill  anD 
toeak  tijat  tie  toas  not  able  to  go  on  foot, 
tie  orDereD  ttoo  serbants  to  place  tjim  on 
a  Ijorse  anD  conDuct  Ijtm  to  tlje  knigljt 
rnijo  Ijao  set  Ijim  free.  CCljey  IjaD  but 
a  little  may  to  riDe  until  tljey  came  to 
#rtljur,  totjom  ©liber  recognijeD  before 
lji£  former  comraDe  Unem  Ijim,  anD  Ije 
DismounteD  anD  ran  feebly  to  Ijis  Dear 
frienD  loitlj  otttsftretcljeD  arms  anD  em* 
braccD  liinu  CLt:CU)OfUrr  IjaD  seen  tt)c 
great  lobe  tljat  tljc  ttoo  frienDS  sljolucD 
for  eaclj  ot^er  at  tlietr  meeting  must 
Ijabe  luept  uritl;  tljcnt  if  Ije  IjaD  a  Ijeart 
in  l)is  breast,  Cljcv  IjelD  carl)  otl)cr  in 
tfceir  arms  for  a  long  time,  anD  neither 
coulD  speak  for  fop*  ©liber  sato  lioio  l)is 
brother  toas  overcome,  anD  tljougbt  of 
tlje  great  loyalty  tljat  l;e  IjaD  sl;oton,  for 
fie  kneti)  ttjat  tie  coulD  not  l;abe  learneD 
toljere  tie  toas  anD  come  Ijttljrr  toitljottt 
great  trabail,  Danger,  anD  privations,  anD 
I)i0  Ijeart  so  stoelleD  ttjitljin  l)tm  ttiat  tie 
cottlo  not  eten  speak  a  toelcome,  but 
coulD  onl^  fell  upon  Ijis  Dear  frienD's 
neck,  C.3rtt)ur  sato  tljat  l)is  frienD's 
face,  UDljicl)  tiaD  once  been  beautiful  anD 
full  of  bright  Ijealtl),  mas  noto  so  pale, 
tljin,  anD  toorn  tljat  it  toas  IjarDly  recog* 
nijable,  anD  tliat  \)t  toas  greatly  cliangeD 
by  tlje  illness  iDljiclj  Ijis  uucary  years  of 
imprisonment  IjaD  inDuceD,  Oe  toas  tlje 
first  to  speak,  anD  saiD,  C."  CJ5y  Dearest 
brother,  wmraDe,  anD  frienD,  tfcis  is  in^ 


DeeD  to  me  a  joyful  Day !  <$n  tljis  Day  31 
tiabe  a  great  Desire  of  mp  IjeartsatisfieD, 
anD  31  praise  0oD  tliat  31  Ijabe  founD  tljee 
alibe,  ft  toljite  knigtjt  brought  me  to 
tl)is  place  from  a  Dismal  forest  to  uuljiclj 
31  IjaD  come  in  my  searclj  for  tliee,  3]t 
is  tl)irt£  miles  atoa^*  W^tu  lie  founD 
me  anD  tljrottglj  Ijim  31  learneD  ixiljere 
tljou  inert  imprisoneD*  15y  Ijis  tjelp, 
also,  31  came  Ijitljer,  anD  Ijis  parting 
ioorDs  to  me  toere  tljat  lie  earnestly  De* 
sireD  me  to  gibe  tiis  greeting  to  ttiee," 
C.**  ^Irt^iur,  mi?  Dear  brother,  m^  true 
frienD,"  ©liber  replieD,  "ttirougli  t^ 
fattljful  lobe  tljou  bast  Done  so  nut r lj  for 
me  tljat  31  can  neber  repa^  tljee ;  but  31 
mill  beg  <0oD  tljat  l?e  mill  gibe  tljee  tlje 
reiuarD  tljat  tljou  bast  DeserbeD,  for  De 
alone  can  gibe  it,"  C.Wljen  tie  sato  ttje 
great  frienDsljip  tljat  etfsteD  bettoeen 
©liber  anD  ^litljur,  as  sljoton  in  tljeir 
meeting,  mljiclj  toas  near  anD  in  easy 
sigljt  of  tiis  castle,  tlje  Irislj  king  toas 
fain  to  Declare  tljat  Ije  tooulD  senD  to 
eaelj  of  tljem  a  Ijorse  from  Ijis  stable  tljat 
tljey  migljt  trabel  initlj  comfort ;  but  tljey 
saiD  to  Ijim  tljat  tljey  tooulD  be  toell  sat* 
isfieD  if  lie  gabe  tljem  one  Ijorse,  mljielj 
tooulD  serbe  for  botlj,  Clje  king  DiD  tljis; 
ber^  glaDly  ,anD  gabefyem  tlie  best  Ijorse 
in  Ijis  stable,  C,Botlj  mounteD,  ^Irtljur 
in  front  on  tlje  saDDle,  for  tie  IjaD  been 
toounDeD  in  tlje  figljt  initlj  tlje  king's 
serbants,  anD  noto  felt  liis  tiurt  quite 
severely,  ©liber  sat  beljinD  Ijim ,  anD  so 
tlie^  starteD  slotol^  on  tljeir  long  four* 
nei?  totoarD  JlonDon,  €L©n  t^eir  toa^ 
anD  During  tfceir  sloto  progress  tlje^  liaD 
many  talks  together ;  anD  eaclj  inquireD 
of  tlje  otljer  totjat  IjaD  befallen  Ijim  in 
tlje  time  tljat  IjaD  passeD  since  tljey  toere 
parteD ;  anD  artljttr  tolD  Ijis  companion 


fyt  saD  nf  tos  of  tljf  Df  atlj  of  ijis  fatljf  r, 
anD  l)oto  tbet>  IjaD  built  i)i$  royal  tomb 
toitb  b&  effigy  thereon  in  a 


in  Castile* 
lanu  tCHiber  IjaD  l)is  brarD  cut,  tol)irlj  IjaD 
groton  to  a  great  length  in  tbree  sears ; 
tljts,  untl)  l)is  freedom,  renetoeD  gooD 
spirits;,  anD  erereise  in  tljf  pure  open  air, 
tobieb  IjaD  giben  bim  back  bis  bcaltlj, 
restoreD  bim  again  to  bis  gooD  looks 
anD  somctoljat  of  Ijts  former  appearance^ 
C.13ut  no  one  coulD  persfuaur  tlje  tiuo 
frienDd  tljat  tlje^  sljoulu  take  another 
Ijorsc  tljnu  tljat  giuen  tljrmb^  tljc  3;ris(l) 
fein g, a  pom rrf ul  animal, ujljiclj  tl)en  IjaD 
brougl)tot)er  t^e  gea  toitl)  tljem  from  3flre# 
lanD,  anO  uitjicl;,  tljouglj  it  Ijau  brought 
tljem  a  great  Distance,  toa0  ujell  able  to 
earn?  t^em  to  t^e  enO  of  tlieir  fournep* 
C  C  l)cv  agreeD  uuttl)  eacl)  otforr  tljat  tljr^ 
ujottlD  openly  tell  all  tljf  circumstances 
tljat  Ijau  occurreD  to  them,  toljat  afcben* 
turr s  tl)f ^  ijao  met,  toljat  misfortunes 
stiff ereo,  toljat  battles  fottgljt,  ttje  stor^ 
of  t  Ij  r  past  t  lj  r  ee  t?  ears ;  but  €>  liuer  oesireD 
jartlmr  to  promise  tljat  lie  tooulD  not  tell 
at  ttjc  Cnglislj  court  tlje  rank  anD  family 
of  ^is  comraoe,  nor  to^ere  in  IlrelanD  be 
Ijau  been  imprisoned  <0n  tljese  subjects 
be  toisljea  bint  to  be  silent*  C.tE>lje  Cn& 


lislj  people,  as  tljr  comraoes  passen  on 
tljr ir  toav%  toonoereft  greatly  to  see  tljf  m 
boti)  riDing  on  one  l;orse,  ant)  tljat  tljn? 
so  muc^  resembleD  eacb  otljer ;  anD  tbn? 
saiD  to  one  another  tljat  prince  <Dltoer 
Ijau  brought  Ijis  brother  from  ^t.  3f|acob ; 
but  tl) f  v1  coulD  not  tell  tolnclj  tljep  sljoulD 
accost  as  tljf  ir  prince*  0o  tbe  ttoo  IjaD 
come  on  tljf  tr  toay  to  ilonOon  until  tljf  ^ 
toere  toit^in  a  feto  miles  of  tliat  cit^ 
€J|n  speaking  of  past  matters  ano  of 
flrtljur's  bisit  to  ILonDon,  toljid)  Ijf  ep 
plaineD  Ijao  been  mate  according  to  ttjc 
aobice  of  tlje  M^ite  ^nigljt,  —  tofcom 
Ije  oeemeu  a  beabenl^  messenger, —anD 
for  tlje  purpose  of  prebenting  tbe  Deat^ 
of  tbe  princess  Helena,  toljo  Ijac  been 
ill  unto  Deatl)  in  Ijf  r  sorroto  for  ^liber's 
prolongeD  absence,  0rtljur  DeclareD  tljat 
no  one  Ijafc  erpresseD  a  Doubt  tljat  ty  toas 
©liber*  C.3t  tbis  moment  an  uner# 
pecteD  anD  ber^  untoortb^  tbougbt  came 
into  (fiHiber's  minD ;  anD  toben  bis  coim 
panion  ceaseD  speaking  of  tljeir  toon^ 
Derful  resemblance,  Ijf  quickly  askeD 
Ijim  Ijoxu  be  Ijati  borne  Ijimself  totoarD 
tljf  princess*  CL^t'tljur  toas  about  to 
explain  toboll^  Ijis  conDuct  totoarD  tbe 
toife  of  Ijis  frienD,  anD  Ijoto  lie  IjaD  been 
compelleD  to  counterfeit  <Dliber  in  man^ 
Domestic  affairs,  tot)  fit  <$liber  interrupt? 
eD  b&  beginning  b^  asking  suDDenl^ 
if  lie  baD  lain  bi?  b* f  *  CLtEPbisf  Question 
startleD  tbe  gooD  0rtlmr,  anD  tie  Ijcsk 
tateD  a  moment  in  I)i0  replv,  seeking  to 
gibebisanstoertbemostfuDiciousform* 
C.  tE^ben  (Dliber  askeD  |)im  tbe  same 
question  again  in  an  erciteD  boice ;  to 
toljiclj  Ijie;  frienD,  feeling  tljf 
ness  anD  infusttce  of  rtje  suspicion 
plieD,  anstoereD  too  sljortty  tljat  be  baD 
Done  so*  C.t!Pben  (Dliber's  torat^  burst 


fbrtb*  foe  forgot  all  tl)e  gooD  0ertiier  tljat 
I)i0  friruD  baD  Done  tor  bim— be  forgot 
etier?tbing  in  a  storm  of  tbougbtlcss 
passion,  i>o  filleD  toitt)  tljr  Uenom  of  tlje 
Demon  of  jealousy  tljat  be  imetn  not 
tobat  IK  DID,  tie  struck  tys  brother  tobo 
sat  before  bint  on  tt;e 
Inter ;  Befell  to  tbe  grounD, 
broke  bis  leg*  C.^o  ofcerpotoering  toa0 
€Hajer'0  rage  anD  jealous?,  tljat  Ije  tootilD 
not  toait  to  let  bis  comraDe  ejtplain  tobat 
baD  occurreD ;  but,  tubile  tljat  faithful 
frienD  toas  crying  out  untb  tbe  pain  of 
tbe  fall,  anD  from  bis  Distress  of  minD 
tliat  be  sbottlD  bate  been  00  misunDer* 
0tooD,  put  spurs  to  tlje  l^orsc,  anD  roDe 
atoa^,  leading  tbe  unfortunate  ilrtljur 
Iving  in  tl)e  roaD,  anD  be  gpofee  no  more 
tuoros  to  IJUH,  gooD  or  baD,  C.Mt)en  be 
baD  gone  a  little  toay,  still  boiling  luitlj 
ragr ,  be  s^toppeD  a  moment  to  consider 
tobetber  Ije  sljottlD  kill  klrtlnir;  for  \)t 
toas  completely  unDer  tbe  Dominion  of 
anger  at  tbe  tbougbt  of  tbe  great  gin 
f  beliebeD  Ijis  former  comraDe 
committeD.  C.tEben  came  remem^ 
brance  of  tbe  great  acts  of  frienD^bip 
tliat  artljur  baD  Dour,  anD  of  tljc  losing 
comraDcsl)ip  ttjat  tbe^  l)aD  botl)  felt  for 
eacb  otber  at  all  times  from  tljdr  t?outb 
up;  l)oto  0rtl)ur  baD  reDeemeD  bim  out 
of  tbe  great  misery  in  toljtcl)  l)c  IjaD  lain 
00  long,  anD  in  tobicb  be  mu0t  Ijatic  DieD 
but  for  I)t0  i)rlp»  <$ut  of  tl)e0e  tl)ottgl)t0 
lie  consiDereD  tbat  tie  l)aD  Done  toell  to 
0parc  I)i0  life ;  anD  in  leading  bim  noto 
lie  beliebeD  tbat  be  l)aD  tbereb^  requiteD 
bim  for  all  i)i0  gooDne00 ;  for  lie  coulD 
not  tbinU  otbertois*  tban  tbat  0rtbur 
baD  cancelleD  eber^  gooD  act  tbat  be  baD 
eber  Done  bp  tbe  greatest  torong  i»l)icl) 
it  baD  been  possible  for  an?  one  to  Do 


bun  ;  anD  lie  toonDereD  greatly  Ijoto  in 
a  l)f  art  full  of  man?  birtues  one  ttce 
proDucing  so  mucl)  fal0rl)ooD  anD 
son  coulD 


Chapter  jto\L 


ber  learneD  t|ie  gooD  fait|i  of  0rtbur;  tyt 
Distress  on  account  of  bis  conDuct  to 
bim;  l)oiu  |ie  founD  bint  again,  anD 
brought  bim  to  ilonDon,  Uuljcre  be  toas 
cureD  of  bi0  in|ur?» 


fj  t b  man?  anD  marring  t bougb  ts 
in  I)t0  minD,  <Dliber  roDe  for? 
UjarD  anD  founD  bimself  in  tl)f  streets 
of  tljc  cit?  of  ilonDon  about  an  l)our 
after  nigbtfall,  anD  soon  entereD  t|ie 
court?arD  of  t|ie  palace»  C,t^be  neius  of 
bt0  arrival  toas  at  once  taken  to  tbe  king 
anD  to  tl)c  princess*  t^lie?  supposeD  of 
course  t|iat  bt^  pilgrimage  ban  been 
maDr ,  anD  botl)  greatly  refoiceD  at  bis 
return*  €L$fyt  king  receiteD  bim  ioitb 
beart?  toarmtb*  anD  affectionately  baDe 
|im  toelcome,  but  scarcel?  recogni^eD 
bim  at  first,  so  tbin  anD  uiasteD  toas 
bis  face,  anD  askeD  in  surprise  tDbat 
sickness  baD  socbangeD  bim  During  tbe 
time  of  |iis  absence*  C^Uber  replieD 
tbat  tljere  bat)  been  no  single  gooD  Da? 
toit^  b«n  since  b^  toent  atoa?»  C."  0bt 
m?  Dear  son,"  saiD  t^e  king,  **  tljou 


art  noto  come  to  tin:  l;omr « anD  toe  mill 
soon  bring  tl)  r  e  back  to  I)  r  al  1 1) ,"  C.3Pt)en 
tije  bing  askeD  l)tm  if  lie  tjaD  full?  ac# 
complisijeD  l)i$  tiouj  to  tlje  Ijol?  ours  of 
g>t*  31acob,  as  be  baD  giben  tbemto  un# 
DerstanD  toas  Iris  intention  tolien  Ijr 
toent  atoa?*  Caliber,  Bearing  tbis,  per* 
ceiueD  tljat  3rtt)ttr  IjaD  Declared  tljat  Ije 
tooulD  fcisit  £>t,  ^Jacob's,  therefore  be 
saiD  to  tlje  lung,  C."  Gracious  lorD  ant) 
father,  m?  sickness  prebenteD  me,  but, 
(Soti  toilling,  luljen  31  am  again  toell 
31  ma?  tben,  anD  toitb  more  company, 
maketljis  pilgrimage,  to^icl)  31  tuillDo*" 
C.^t)f «  ^e  ^princefifflf  Helena  came  anD 
toelcomeo  tier  I;usbant),  anD  sat  at  table 
bettoeen  Ijim  anD  Ijrr  father*  ^l)f  tjrartj 
toit^  tfurprifiie  anD  0orroto  of  @lit)er'0 
illnes's'tljat  IjaD  prebenteD  tljr  fulfilment 
of  I)i0  tooui,  anD  ijaD  man?  feinD  qttrs 
tion0  to  ask,  U)l)id)  gomr times  pu^leD 
^er  busbanD  to  anstoer,  because  of  tty 
strangeness  of  tljt  case*  CLCGilKn  tfjc 
supper  toas  enDeD  tl)  r  rr  toas  muclj  more 
conversation  toitlj  t|ie  great  number  of 
nobles  anD  laDies  luljo  came  to  toelcome 
(Dliber  until  it  greto  late ;  tol)en(DUter 
took  Iratoe  of  tljc  king  anD  all  tljr  rom, 
pan?,  sa?ing  tl;at  lie  toas  ber?  toear?, 
anD  toitt)Dreto  to  Ijts  chamber  toitt)  l)is 
toife,  to  luljom  \)t  toas  noto  returneD 
after  an  absence  of  tljree  ?ears ;  anD  it 
ma?  toellbe  unDerstooD  tljat  it  toas  tier? 
pleasant  for  Ijim  to  be  uottl)  ijer  again, 
tljottgl)  tljougljts  of  l)oii)  ^e  IjaD  left  &i> 
t^ur  came  often  to  poison  bis  fo?»  Qtyt 
IjaD  no  anger  against  bis  beautiful  prin; 
cess;toife  on  account  of  luliat  3rtl)ttr  baD 
tolD  t)im,beliebing  tljat  eljr  Ijao  no  otljrr 
tljougbt  at  tl)r  time  but  tljat  bis  former 
comraDe  bearing  bis  tract  likeness  toas 
bimself,anDberl)usbanD« 


toere  alone  ijr  tooulD  Ijabr  taken  Ijrr 
into  Ijis  arms  anD  kisseD  ber,  but  sljr 
inas  surpriseD,  babing  bwrD  bint  sa? 
tftat  Ijr  IjaD  not  maDe  tljr  pilgrimage 
to  &t,  Jacob's :  therefore  sbe  saiD  to 
tiim,  C."  3p?  Dear  Ijusbanti,  bast  tl)ou 
not  forgotten  tlj?  tioto  to  0lmigljtv  (0oD 
anD  tlje  ttoelbe  bol?  ones  of 
cob?"  C.®ltoer  askeD  ty 
tljns  referreD  to  liis  Uoin  at  tljis  time* 
C,**®Kb^?>>  erclaimeD  Helena,  uDost 
tbou  not  remember  tbat  tnben  tljou 
DiDst  lie  b?  m?  siDe  tljou  DiDst  neber 
so  nuicl)  as  once  kiss  me,  sa?ing  tbat 
tljou  ijaDst  maDe  a  tioto  not  to  tourlj  me 
until  tbis  pilgrimage  teas  full?  maDe  ? 
xlno  3ft  nouj  unDerstanD  tljat  tt)ou  bast 
not  been  tlirrr  to  fulfil  tlj?  promise : 
therefore  31  beg  tbee,  m?  heart's  Dearest, 
to  keep  tbe  uoiu  tljou  bast  stporn  to  <0oD 
anD  tlir  Ijolv  saints  lulio  brought  tljr r 
safe  to  tb?  borne*"  C.^t  fat  toorDs  <&& 
tier  unDerstooD  at  once  t^e  loyal  faitlj 
tbat  Ins  comraDe  l)aD  kept  luttl)  Ijim  ; 
anD  tbe  tears  came  to  Ijis  e?es  as  be 
toitbDreto  bimself  from  l>elena,  anD  no 
sleep  came  to  bis  eves  tbat  nigljt,  for 
be  saiD  to  bimself,  C."  3fl  am  t^e  most 
ungrateful  being  tbat  <J5oD  etoer  createD*" 
C^U  fyt  calamit?  anD  suffering  tljat  be 
l)au  knoum  in  tbe  Dungeon  seemeD  little 
besiDe  tbe  present  Distress  of  Ijis  minD ; 
anD  Ijr  tt)ougt)t  if  bis  Dear  comraDe  l)aD 
suffereD  serious  in  fur?  in  being  tbroum 
from  tbe  Ijorse  be  coulD  nebermore  be 
Ijappv » anD  be  resolbeD  if  be  ban  causeD 
bis  faithful  frienD's  Deatlj  tbat  be  tooulD 
Dribe  bis  suiorD  into  bis  oton  breast ; 
for  be  Desr rUrD  not  to  libe  mijo  IjaD  gttien 
sue!)  bile  requital  for  faithful  anD  un* 
selfisb  serbice*  C.®Kitb  tlje  earliest 
Damn  of  Da?  tDltocr  arose,  baDe  tljem 


saddle  l)ts  Ijorse,  tljen  roDe  as 
as?  Ije  route  to  tbr  place  ujljrrr  be  Ijad  left 
#rtbur  tfce  ebening  before ;  but  be  toas 
no  longer  tbere*  Oe  sottgljt  anriously 
in  all  tlje  neighborhood  of  tl)e  place,  anD 
finally  bearD  from  a  consiDerable  Dis* 
tance  tlje  sound  of  some  one  moaning. 
Hitting  in  tlje  Direction  of  tbis  sound, 
be  discovered  Ijts;  brotber  0rtbttr,  toljo 
toitb  great  pain  anD  labor  baD  DraggeD 
bimsclf  out  of  ttjc  roaD  anD  unDer  tbe 
shelter  of  a  castle  toall,  inhere,  being 
refuseD  aDmittance,  be  baD  lain  all 
nigljt ;  anD  an  armeD  solDier  toas  about 
to  ft'nisb  b&  Buffering  toitb  a  stoorD* 
bloto  tobcnoJHiber  came  to  bint. 
ber,  springing  Doton  from  Ijts 
anD  Draining  b&  frienD  atoay  from  bis 
peril,  toas  so  obertobelmeD  toitb  remorse 
tbat  Ijc  coulD  scarcely  utter  a  inorD ;  anD, 
tnDeeD,  if  <$oD  baD  not  restraint ti  bim  Ijt 
ijooulD  in  l)ts  Despair  bate  tljrust  Ijis 
s'iuorDinto  Ijis  olim  boDy*  i^ebaD  Draton 
tbe  0tDorD  from  its  sljeattj  to  present  tbe 
hilling  of  bifif  frienD,  anD  be  noiu  fell  on 
btekneetfbesiDe  ^irtbur,  crying,  €L*^b* 
my  brotber,  bebolD  me,  tbe  most  re* 
moraeful  anD  aflaicteD  of  men ;  for  31 
babe  sboton  nt^self  so  b^artle00  tbat  31 
am  not  toortby  to  be  forgiben  by 
by  tbee!  ^ere  i0my  nabeD  0toorD» 
it,  anD  tafee  my  life  toitb  it,  for  }f|  fcabe 
De0erbeD  Deatb  at  tby  banDs  anD  31  am 
tbe  mosft  ungrateful  man  tbat  toa0  eber 
born  of  tooman*  tE^bou  toilt  Deal  more 
feinDly  toitb  me  if  tbou  0laye«t  me  tban 
if  tbou  0boulD0t  forgibe  me ;  for  in  all 
tbe  remaining  Days  of  my  life  31  must 
carry  toitb  me  altoays  tbe  remembrance 
of  tobat  31  babe  Done."  QMbtn  #rtbur 
sato  iris  brotber  tints  bumbleD  before 
bim,  bf  saiD,  C.**  ^y  Dear  brotber  anD 


best  lobeD  frienD,  3fl  pray  <0oD  tbat  J?e 
toill  restore  tbee  to  better  reason  anD 
forgibe  tobat  tbou  bas  Done*  j?or  my 
part,  31  forgibe  tbee  toitb  wy  tobole 
beart*  31  beliebe  tbat  it  is  possible  tbat 
all  else  tbat  <$oD  bas  created  may  be 
cbangeD  anD  perberteD ;  but  a  true  lobe 
no  one  can  take  from  us,  not  eben 
Deatb*  0ltbougb  toe  may  be  at  bariance 
toitb  eacb  otljer  at  times,  affecteD  by 
anger  or  maDe  unreasonable  by  misun* 
DerstanDing,  a  true  frienD  Does  not  long 
cberisb  a  quarrel,  nor  eben  Does  any 
fust  man  say  to  bimself,  31  toill  belp  one 
anD  bateanotber ;  fortoboeberlibes  long 
must  learn  tbat  all  men  are  of  one 
family  anD  one  kinD,  anD  all  sboulD  be 
belD  to  be  friends,  tbougb  it  is  selDom 
giben  to  any  to  be  sucb  frienDs  as  tbou 
anD  31  babe  botoeD  to  be*"  Caliber 
coulD  not  anstoer  0rtbur  for  toeeping, 
but  be  set  about  Doing  tobat  be  could 
to  mafee  tym  more  comfortable*  C.#r* 
tlntr  begged  bis  Dear  comrade  to  babe 
bim  mobeD  from  tbat  place,  for  be  baD 
suffereD  greatly  tbrougbout  tbe  nigbt, 
anD  toas  still  enduring  great  pain  in 
bis  broken  leg*  CJflttben  (Dliber  asfeeD 
if  be  baD  still  enougb  strengtb  of  beart 
to  toait  alone  until  be  toentto  a  billage 
near  at  band  in  order  to  bring  a  toagon 
in  tobicb  be  migbt  be  taken  tbence,  be 
anstoereD,  €Lu^es,  but  31  pray  tbee 
basten*"  €LS>o  <^liber  mounteD  bis 
borse  anD  galloppeD  to  tbe  billage,  tobere 
be  found  a  toagon  tobicb  be  brougbt  to 
flrtbur*  31n  it  be  placeD  bis  suffering 
frienD,  so  tbat  be  toas  taken  toitb  great 
care  to  tlonDon*  011  tbe  toay  be  toalkeD 
beside  tbe  toagon,  talking  constantly 
toitb  bis  comrade  anD  toatcbing  tbat  be 
toasaltoays  carefully  mobeD*  c.csa'ben 


tijep  came  to  tljr  palace  l)t  tiaa  a  djam; 
bet  maDe  reaDy  immeDiately ,  into  ujl)id) 
3rti)ur  tua0  brought  toitbout  being  0een 
by  many  people*  C.^en  ®lifeer  sent 
for  tlje  best  Doctors  in  ilonoon  anD 
beggeo  tl)em  to  u0e  all  Diligence  until 
ttje  toounDeD  man  toas  rr  storco  to  rjealtlj 
ant)  0ottnD  conDition,  <E1je0e  gate  Ijim 
0ueb  care  anD  attention,  anD  <$liber  pro* 
cureD  for  tym  suclj  gooD  anD  careful 
nursing,  tbat  it  toas  not  long  before  tbe 
leg  toas  00  mtict)  Ijealeo  tljat  Ije  coulD 
go  about  Iji0  chamber  on  crutches, 
spent  00  mucb  of  bis  time 
t)t0  frienD  tbat  IK  DeemeD  it  best 
to  erplain  Derv  fully  to  l)is  toife  to^at 
lie  uias  nolu  Doing;  anD  tjf  also  relateD 
to  1)  r  rail  tljat  IjaD  IjappeneD  betujeen  l)im 
anD  ilrtljttr,  tljr  latter' 0  personation  of 
tint,  anD  tjouu  it  u.ia0  tl;at  another  man 
tban  be  IjaD  lain  bv  Ijf r  siDe,  CLCljr 
gooD  ^elena  fcoas  naturally  inttrlj  0tir? 
priseD  at  tl)t0  explanation  of  so  strange 
an  occurrence— an  erplanation,  boto^ 
eber,  toljtcl)  maor  clear  to  Ijer  several 
things  lulu'd)  ijao  prebiousl^  seemeD 
more  tljan  strange,  anD  sljr  stoore  to  lirr 
IjusbanD  in  tljr  name  of  <0oD  tljat  bis 
frienD  IjaD  been  scrupulously  faitlifttl  to 
Ijim.  C^be  king  inquireD  toljat  it  toas 
of  tot)ict)  tijc^  spoke  so  earnestly  anD 
(Dliber,  feeling  tbat  an  explanation  teas 
also  Due  to  Ijim ,  replieD,  C."  3lt  is  of  tl;e 
best  frienD  anD  comraDe  tljat  man  eber 
baD,  inv  Dear  frienD  .Irtljnr, 
all  mi?  ^outb  toas  spent," 
relateD  to  tbe  feing  tbe  tobole 
omitting  noticing  of  ilrtljur's  gooDness* 
constant v,  anD  lovaltr? ;  also  be  tolD  of 
tbe  long  labor  anD  suffering  tbat  be  baD 
enDureD  before  be  coulD  release  I)  tm  from 
I)i0  imprisonment  in  tljr  foul  Dungeon 


in  tobicb  be  must  babe  perisbeD  but  for 
tljt0  faitbful  frienD,  tDljen  be  tolD  luitt) 
tbe  Deepest  sljame  tbe  rciuaro  toljiclj  Ije 
Ijao  returneD  for  all  tljis  serbice,  anD  be 
most  earnestly  beggeD  tbe  king  to  grant 
to  I)i0  frienD  equal  Ijonors  luttrj  Ijis 
oton,  or,  inDeeD,  more — for  #rrt)ur  toas 
tbe  toortbier  bv  far,  C^be  king  toas 
amajeD  at  tbe  strange  story  tbus  relateD 
to  t)im,  anD  DeclareD  it  tbe  most  singtt* 
lar  bistory  in  tbe  toorlD,  tobose  like  IjaD 
neuer  been  IjearD,  anD  Ijf  assureD  I)i0 
son  (Dliber  tbat  Ije  tooulD  sbouj  lji0 
frienD  all  tbe  kinDness  anD  Ijonor  tbat 
be  coulD  Desire,  anD  eben  so  be  kneto 
tbat  be  coulD  not  Do  enougb  to  equal 
bis  Deserts  or  sufficiently  recompense 
Ijim  for  all  tbe  faitbful  serbice  tbat  be 
baD  Done,  for  no  brother  IjaD  eber  before 
Done  anD  stiff ereD  so  mucb  for  anotljer ; 
anD  therefore  be  coulD  not  be  otier.re? 
toarDeD,  3f|n  bis  oton  person  be  tooulD 
sljouj  bim  all  tbe  frienDSbip  anD  fabor 
tbat  toas  possible,  C;<El)cn  be  sent  for 
bis  court  master  anD  cljamberlatn  anD 
orDereD  tbat  artljur  sboulD  litoe  in  tbe 
same  state  as  tys  son  ^liber,  nor  in 
any  respect  be  less  IjonoreD,  §t  relateD 
to  l)im  toby  tljese  Conors  toere  con? 
ferreD  on  Brtljur,  anD  boto  Ije  baD  De^ 
serbeD  tljem,  anD  tolD  tbe  toljole  story, 
tbe  beginning,  tbe  miDDle,  anD  tbe  enD ; 
excepting  only  tbat  be  DiD  not  tell  Ijotu 
0rtl)ttr  baD  most  birtuously  sbareD  bis 
oattgl)ter'0  beD,  for  it  seemeD  to  bim 
tbat  tljis  toas  a  matter  of  tobicb  it  toas 
more  respectful  to  tbe  princess  to  be 
silent. 


Cfmpter  jrtntf ,  floto 

tljur  punisl)CD  tl)e  31risl)  king ; 
became  ill  unto  Deatl),  and  l)is  miracu* 
lous  cure,  imtt)  roljat  Ijappeneo  to  tlje 
ropai  children. 


Iji  obedience  to  tbe  bing'0  com* 
manDs  great  Ijonor  tuns  0ljoton  to 
#rtljur  at  ttje  dftigltafy  court,  and  manp 
fenigl)ts  and  noblemen  toere  joined  to 
I)i0  IjousetiolD  and  placet)  in  l)ts  0erbice» 
C.&0  0oon  a0  lie  mas  able  to  toalb  again 
and  appear  at  court  Ije  met  Daily  ttje 
prince0  ant  noble0, scaring  uritl)  tljem 
tl)r ir  sports  and  pursuits ;  and  tje  toa0 
altoap0  lucicomcD  bv  ttjem,  for  Ije  IjaO, 
not  Ie00  tban  I)i0  comraDe  (Dlitier,  tlje 
gift  of  uratoing  all  t)eart0  totoaro  Ijim, 
^e  bing  maue  ^im  toelcome,  ano  often 
0ent  for  tym  t^at  lie  migljt  enfo^  \)te 
conber0ation,  finoing  00  mud)  plea0ure 
in  I)t0  company  tljat  $t  0oon  lir ID  fjim, 
on  account  of  |)i0  bniglitl^  0pirit,  guile^ 
Ie00  t)f art,  ano  trtttl)  ano  gooD  inill  to# 
toaro  all  men,  scarcely  Ie00  Dear  ano 
ijalueo  tljan  %te  0on  (DUtoer*  C.^e 
torong  none  to  I)i0  brother  b^  ttje  ilrtsl) 
king  often  otoelt  in  0rt^ur'0  tl)ougl)t0, 
and  lie  one  trap  a0beo  (Dliber  if  it  toa0 
not  t)i0 purpose  toptmisij  tl)i0  traitor; 
but  Qlitier  replieo  tl)at  Ije  Ijao  forgtben 


C.u  Can  t^i0  be  etn?  true  mind 
ano  intent  ? "  0aio  0rt^ur ;  **  art  tfcou 
t^en  00  toeab  tljat  tl)ou  0^rinbe0t  from 
Dealing  toitb  tljv7  foe  ?  liB^  tlje  <0oo  toljo 
maDeme,  tl)is  crime  0ljall  not  stanDun? 
abengeD ! "  C,J^e  turneo  atoa^  in  anger, 
toent  at  once  to  tt)e  king  ant)  maoe 
fenoton  to  l)im  for  tl)e  nr0t  time  t\)t 
taljolc  0tor^ ;  in  U3l)at  realm  anD  ca0tle 
<@lu)cr  tiat)  been  imprtsoncD,  ano  ttje 
name  of  I)i0  captor,  at  tl)e  same  time 
begging  tl)e  feing  to  gibe  t)tm  0ttel)  force 
of  armeD  men  as  lie&eemetj  fitting,  toitl) 
tub«b  fa  tooulo  glaol^  unoertafee  to 
pttmsl)  tt)e  traitor,  ano  luasl)  out  tl)e  t)ts# 
grace  of  Cfrtglano  in  tlje  blooo  of  tfye  of? 
fenoer ;  for  be  0atD  toell  tljat  Dliber  tjau 
no  intention  of  unoertabing  tlje  Deed* 
C^t)f  btttg  U0teneD  ben?  earne0tl^  to 
0ttl)ur'0  ner^  tooro0 ;  anD  tits'  uoratlj 
toas  al0o  0tirreb  eben  more  Deeply  ttjan 
t^at  of  bi0  0on'0  frieno ;  for  t^i0  3flri0b 
bing  toa0  one  of  tbo0ebrougl)tpri0oner0 
to  l)is  court,  toljo  tjaD  t!)eu  0tDorn  fealty 
to  tt)e  Cngltsl)  throne,  ano  luljom  i)e 
bao  graciously  anD  generously  parDoneD, 
0fter  l)f  bao  toell  con0iDereo  tbe  matter 
toitt)  a  frotoning  broto,  l)e  gate  #rtl)ttr 
tbi0  an0toer,  C.u  $$v  gooo  friend,  aU 
tl)ougl)  my  son  (Dliber  may  do  accord^ 
ing  to  \)te  tuill  in  tl)i0, — for  it  map  00 
0tand  tfcat  tl)i0  bile  traitor  0et  btm  free 
under  some  promise,  tolncl)  be  map  not 
in  Ijonor  breab,  —  pet  31  am  not  beld 
in  any  may  to  pass  ober  Ins  offence; 
and  tljou  art  tbe  man  tol)o  sljalt  speeDtly 
do  fusttce  on  ttje  traitor  toitb,  as  31  be^ 
liebe,  a  good  mill  and  a  clear  conscience, 
breabing  nooatlj  tliat  ba0  been  pledged*" 
C.U31  am  under  no  promi0e  to  tbe31ri0b 
bing,"  replied  art^ur,  ubut  in  noto 
mabing  bnoton  tl)e  name  of  tins  billain, 


31  break  a  promise  to  <$liber  indict)  IK 
eraeted  from  me  uiljrn  bf  toas  released 
from  prison — a  promise  uMjieb  31  maDe 
Ijalf  beartedly  anD  aluiay  s  regretted  anD 
usljid)  31  norn  Deem  it  a  greater  sin  to 
beep  ttjan  to  break,"  C.tEtjereupon  tlje 
king  eaused  an  army  to  be  gathered 
together,  of  rnljieb  IK  gabe  flrtlmr  tlje 
command  anD  in  tfod's  name  baDe  bim 
set  fortb  at  once  for  31relanD,  C.{Ebe 
Cnglisl)  army  toas  not  able  to  motoe 
so  srniftlv  tbat  tbe  nctijs  of  its  coming 
toent  not  before  it,  Ct)r  3|rislj  king 
calleD  to  l)im  as  many  of  bis  subjects 
anD  Ijelpers  as  be  eoulD  muster  tjastily , 
anD  came  out  in  battle  array  against 
tbe  Cnglisb  luljrn  tljey  Dreto  near,  <Ll)t 
ttoo  armies  met,  anD  many  brafoe  men 
on  botl)  siDrs  lay  DeaD  or  toounDeD  upon 
tijc  rartl)  toijen  tl)f  fi'gljting  erase D,  anD 
t^e  Cnglisl)  resteD  on  tl)e  field  ttjat  tljey 
IjaD  toon,  C,  <ri)r  3irislb  king,  beaten  but 
Dauntless,  took  refuge  toitt)  a  feui  of 
l)is  follouiers  in  t)i0  strongest  eastlet 
Uiljere  l)e  toad  soon  s'urrounDeD  anD  be 
0iegeD,  tDl)i0  fortress1  inas  ill  snpplieD 
U)itlj  prouisions ;  anD  its  Def enDers  ujere 
0oon  in  as  muct)  Danger  from  famine 
u.iitl)in  tlieir  lualls  as  from  foes  toitlj? 
out,  Cl^resseD  at  last  by  tmnger,  but 
refusing  to  yielD  anD  being  a  resolute 
anD  ualiant  man,  tl)e  3  rtsl)  king  calleD 
t)is  men  about  tym  anD  saiD  to  tljem, 
€LU  Mle  are  toitljout  fooD  anD  cannot 
longer  l)ol&  out.  Let  us  Die  unDer  tlje 
open  sky,  slaying  our  enemies,  rather 
tljan  yielD  ourselves  to  a  foe  uiitljtn 
ttjese  toalls  from  tuljom  toe  may  not 
Ijope  for  mercy!  0rounD  us,  outside 
are  bills;  anD  toooDS  in  uiljicb  tljere  is 
safety  if  toe  can  cut  our  toay  t&rougb 
t^jese  besieging  enemies  — it  may  be 


tljat  some  of  us  may  Do  so,' 
lookeD  in  eaeb  other's  faces  anD  sail) 
tljat  tl;ey  mere  all  of  one  mints,  &>o  tljey 
put  on  tljeir  harness,  lotoereD  tlje  Drato# 
briDge,  ttjreto  open  t^e  castle  gate,  anD 
rusljeD  upon  tlje  besiegers;  but  tyey 
mere  too  fern  in  number  to  Do  augljt 
but  slay  as  many  as  t^ey  mig^t  before 
tljev  mere  tljemselbes  slain,  C^f  ter  tl;e 


king's  Deatl)  bis  subfects  yielDeD  tbe 
realm  to  Hrtbur  anD  promised  to  accept 
as  tljeir  ruler  lubomeuer  tl;e  C-nglistj 
king  sljoulD  eljoose  to  place  oUer  tfyem, 
CLMben  tbe  mar  bad  ttms  ended  0r# 
rljur  return ed  mitb  bis  army  to  L ondon , 
mbere  Ije  mas  foyfully  reeeiued  by  tbe 
king  anD  nobles,  anD  especially  by  fyis 
brother  fitter,  C,^s  a  remard  for  bis 
service,  tbe  king  bestotoeD  on  £lr t ljur  tbe 
3]risb  kingDom  tbat  \)t  bad  toon ;  anD  its 
people  mere  eommanded  to  receive  Ijim 
as  tljeir  liege  lorD  anD  king  anD  stoear  aU 
legiance  to  bt m ;  m birb,  being  Done,  gabe 
an  added  state  to  artljur  at  tlje  Cnglisb 
court,  C.flrtl)ttr  mondered  mud)  tbat 
bis  friend  bad  not  made  Unomn  bis  name 
anD  rank,  anD  urged  ijim  to  conceal  it 
no  longer;  as  lie  mould  be  brld  in  still 
greater  estimation  if  it  mere  Unolnn, 
anD  tbe  king  mould  bate  more  pride  in 


SZCCX 


bis  Daughter's  IjusbanS  as  tbc  king  of 
Castile,  altbottgb  in  trtttb  be  toas  toell 
enougb  pleases  ttjitlj  Ijim  ad  it  toad. 
€UBut  ^litjer  begges  bid  brotber  not 
yet  to  rebeal  tbat  i)c  toad  of  ropl  btrtlj, 
tbougb  it  migbt  be  tbat  bf  toouls  bint* 
self  soon  make  fenoum  tbc  trutb ;  anS 
tie  preferreD  tbat  tbe  reur lation  sbouls 
come  from  bintself,  &rtbur,  tobo  sek 
Horn  opposes  bis  brother  in  anytbtng, 
obey CD  bis  uuisb  in  tljis  also*  C.'(Ebf  ttoo 
brothers  lucre  as  true  eomrases  still  as 
in  tbeir  youtb ;  ano  tljcir  fricnssljip  toad 
tbc  tbemc  of  tbe  court  anS  of  tbe  people, 
by  mbom  botb  tocre  praises  anS  lobes*  3;  t 
teas  sais  tbat  tobatcbcr  tbe  one  toisljes, 
tl)e  otljer  SesireS  also ;  anS  in  Qtnttf 
ous  Seess  ano  noble  hues  tljr p  toere  as 
like  eact)  otljer  as  in  tljeir  persons*  Cj&o 
t^e  Sa^s  passes  in  peace  ans  fo^,  but  tlje 
father  of  all  etjil,  tfte  intcUco  one,  tol)o  is 
t^e  creator  ans  promoter  of  all  ill,  as 
toell  as  tljt  author  of  affliction  ans  sis* 
tress  in  tljis  uiorls,  gruSgeS  to  tljc  tiuo 
faithful  rrienss  tljeir  Ijappiness;  ans  in 
a  sijort  time  causes  it  to  be  changes  into 
anguisl)  ans  tears ;  for  Ertljur  became 
so  ill  t^at  tl)e  Soctors  gatie  no  bopr  of 
bisrecober^  anS  seemes  tljat  seatb  alone 
couls  bring  Ijim  relief*  But  ^rrtjur  toas 
not  to  Sie  at  tljis  time,  tljottgrj  be  praxes 
often  to  aos  to  sens  Seati)  to  free  bint 
from  b^  pain*  <Ws  illness  toas  so 
terrible  anS  unusual  tbat  no  one  bas 
seen  its  like*  0  cancerous  malas^  ate 
atoa^  bid  faff  until  it  toas  frigbtfullp 
sisfigures,  ans  tlje  oSor  of  Seatb  toas 
about  bint,  so  tbat  all  sbrank  from  bint 
except  onlv  bid  brother,  (Dliber,  tobo 
aboSe  toitb  bint,  ans  tenses,  anS  com* 
fortes  bint*  CJ311  tbe  most  learnes  ans 
notable  Soctors  toere  sent  for  by  <$liber, 


tobo  praxes  tljem  to  use  eber^  means 
tbat  migbt  bring  belp  to  bis  brother,  anS 
princely  retoarss  toere  promises  to  an^ 
pb  vsician  tobo  sbottls  b  eal  bim ,  15u  t  no 
belp  or  rentes)?  couls  be  founs,  ans  at 
lengtb  0rtbur  became  entirely  blinS* 
C.3H3ben  <fi>litier  lookes  upon  bid  Sear 
brotber  sigbtless,  ans  so  cbanges  tbat 
be  toas  more  like  a  Seas  man  tljan  a 
iiuing  one,  be  toas  as  secplj?  griebes  as 
if  tbe  sisease  bas  been  bis  oton,  ans  bf 
toas  so  ulles  toitb  sorroto  ans  sistress 
tbat  all  men  pities  bint*  ®liber  often  sais 
to  #rtbur,C,"  Q&v  to  ar  brotber,  knotoest 
tbou  of  attgbt  tbattoill  gite  tbee  pleasure 
or  belp  ?  3  f  so,  So  not  besitate  to  speak 
of  it,  for  31  toouls  be  toilling  to  cbange 
my  conSition  toitb  tbat  of  tbe  poorest 
ans  lotoliest  laborer  on  tbe  eartb,  if,  by 
so  soing,3I  couls  purcbase  for  tbee  tbi? 
former  bfaltb  ans  strengtb*"  C."  ^ 
Sear  brotber  anS  goos  friend,"  sais  0r- 
tbur, "tbou  soest  for  me  more  tban  31 
babe  eber  seserbes  of  tbee,  for  tolu'cb  31 
am  most  grateful ;  but  31  beg  tbee,  in 
trtttl) ,  tljat  tbou  toilt  implore <Sos,  tbe  01* 
migbtE,  in  tb^  praters  to  take  me  from 
tb is  misery  into  l)is  kingSom ;  for,  toere 
it  i?is  toill,  31  toouls  most  gla&tp  Sie*  31 
fully  unserstans  tbat  no  one  can  belp 
me ;  but  3)  tbank  <!3oS  for  tbe  bope  tobicb 
31  bate  tbat  tbrougb  tbe  pain  31  noto 
suffer  31  nta^  be  absolves  from  m^  sins 
ans  fins  peace  ans  bappiness  in  tbe  life 
to  come*"  C.#s  ®liber  lai?  one  nigbt 
in  bid  bes  ans  slept,  be  bas  a  Dream  in 
tobicb  bf  toas  sboton,  tbougb  Darhly, 
tbat  tbere  toas  a  uuay  by  tobicb  be  migbt 
bring  abouttbebealing  of  bis  brotber*  0t 
tbe  same  time  flrtbur  Dream eD  also  tbat 
bis  cure  lay  in  tbe  potoer  of  (Dliber*  Cbe 
same  Dream  occurred  to  botlj  tbree  times, 


tljat  <Dlii)er  migljt  gibe  Ijealtlj  to  Ijt0  bro; 
tjjer,  ant)  tljat  it  coulD  come  tljrougl;  no 
otljr r  ljuman  aio,  Cljen  ®liber  daiD  to 
Ijis  brotljer,  C,u  Mottio  to  «3oD  it  lap 
toitlj  me  to  IK al  tljee,  and  it  sljoulu  be 
quicklp  aone,  cost  me  toljat  it  migljt,  3,f 
tljis  be  so,  31  prap  <$oD  tlmt  tljv1  suffer 
ings  be  lain  on  me  if  31  Do  it  not,  for  31 
am  Deeply  in  tfcp  Debt*"  C.#t  nig^t  be? 
tore  Ije  la^  Doton  to  sleep,  ®liber  knelt 
bp  Ijid  beD  anD  beggeD  (ftotj,  tljc  £lmigl)tp, 
tljat  ii;r  tooulD  make  clear  to  Ijim  in  a 
Dream  if  it  toere  possible  for  t)im  to  Ijelp 
Ijis  dick  brother,  anD  tjoto  it  migljt  be 
Done;  anD  tljat  Or  tooulD  sljoiu  ijim  tljid 
in  5ticl)  unmistakable  manner  tljat  IK 
nugljt  fttll^  unDer^tanD.  C.^ld  doon  as; 
Ije  fell  asleep  tlje  Dream  camet  in  toljielj 
a  boice  0aiD  to  l)im,  C."  <^lit)er,  tl)^  bro^ 
t&er  ^rtljur  map  be  ^ealeD  onty  to^en 


tl)ott  giuest  l)iin  to  Drink  tl;e  blooD  tljat 
comes?  from  tljp  ttoo  innocent  cfcik 
Dren,  dje  bop  anD  tlje  little  maiD  must 
tijou  kill,  take  tlje  blooD  of  botlj,  mingle 
it,  anD  gibe  tym  to  Drink  thereof;  but 
take  tieeD  tljat  lie  knotod  not  uiljat  it  i&, 
for  if  Ije  kneto  no  pomer  coulD  make 
Ijim  Drink  it ;  tljott  must  also  anoint 
ijim  tottlj  tlK  blooD,"  C,Mljen  <$liber 
Ijeai-o  tljesfe  toorDs  Ije  toad  terrifieu ;  anD 
ty  quedtioneD  tlje  boiee,  calling  it  again 


anD  again,  but  it  toad  gone  anD  Ije  IjearD 
it  no  more,  but  atooke  from  fcid  Dream 
in  affrigtiteD  anD  trembling  excitement; 
nor  coulD  be  *l*ep  or  Dream  more  tljat 
nigfct,  C.31n  t^e  morning  be  toent  to 
Iji0  brother  anD  agfecD  Ijim  l;oio  Ije  Ijao 
redteD  in  tlje  nigljt,  C.^rtt)ur  Ijeartj  Ijis 
brot^er'd  toice ;  otherwise  be  IjaD  not 
knoton  iMljo  sat  bp  l;im,  fyt  IjeltJ  out  bid 
IjanD  to  O^liljer,  anD  saiD,  C,USP)?  Dear 
brother,  tljere  id  no  redt  for  me,  except 
tljrouglj  tin?  Ijelp ;  but  tljott  liolDedt  in 
t^p  gift  mp  Deatb  or  mp  life ;  for  a  boice 
daiD  to  me  tljis  nigljt  tljat  tljou  onlp 
candt  beal  me ;  but  ]j|  unDerdtanD  onlp 
tbid,  anD  not  Ijoiii  tljou  sljottlDst  Do  it/' 
C."  ^KffoulD  to  $oD  it  ioeredo ! "  filter 
replieD*  C.(Elju0  dpeaking  Ije  turneD 
auiap  anD  uient  to  tlje  eljurelj,  inljere  be 
lidteneD  uebotttlv  to  tlje  madd.  Cljence 
Ije  returneD  to  Ijis  oum  chamber  anD 
tljougljt  ober  mijat  tlje  boice  Ijan  dpoken 
in  tlje  nigljt,  trying  to  recover  dufKcient 
compodure  to  gibe  it  careful  condiDera^ 
tion ;  but  ty  coulD  not  control  ty&  vt> 
citement,  Uiljielj  still  mastereD  Ijtm.  C)e 
tljen  kneeleD  anD  prapeD  to  <0oD  to  guiDe 
Ijim,  a  toeak,  afflicteD  man*  H)e  prapeD, 
C."  vpv  Dear  brotljer,  mljo  for  mp  sake 
bad  dttffereD  do  many  paind  anD  en* 
DureD  do  muelj  labor,  Danger,  anD  Did; 
tredd  tljat  31  can  neter  repap  btnt,  id  dick 
unto  oeatlj ;  anD  a  message  bad  come  to 
me — but  31  knoto  not  toljf  tljer  it  id  from 
<SoD,  or  tlje  boice  of  an  ebil  dpirit — tljat 
31  am  to  dla£  mp  ttoo  djilDren  anD  iuljen 
31  Ijabe  mingleD  tljeir  blooD  gibe  Ijim  to 
Drink  thereof  tljat  Ije  map  be  Ijealeti,  &[* 
migljtp  <0oD,  31  babe  onlp  tljedetiuo  rfjil* 
Dren,  a  bop  anD  a  little  maiD ;  anD,  in 
tljem,  31  fyatie  not  more  tljan  a  Ijalf  part ; 
for  tljeir  motljer  bad  aldo  Ijer  sljare. 


tfce  Daughter  of  a  mighty  king,  fcas 
tionoreb  anb  taken  me  in  marriage,  asfe 
ing  not  from  uuljeuce  31  tame,  nor  of 
tofcatraee*  31  must  gibe  up  mi?  belobeb 
toife,  rteljes,  anb  station,  kill  my  cljil- 
bren  and  gibe  tljeir  blooD  to  my  brother 
to  brink  tfcat  &e  may  be  fcealeb ;  or,  if  31 
Do  it  not,  t&en  must  &e  anb  31  in  tfcis 
toorlb  anD  31  hereafter  eternally  Buffer 
pain.  flRMbat  sljall  31  bo  ?  J^oto  can  31  bo 
t&is  breabful  tiling  ?  It  is  too  horrible ! 
—anb  tljen  tfcere  in  tlje  breabful  boubt 
of  tfcis  menage  if  it  be  of  fltyee,"  C.#s 
Ije  ttjtts  lamenteb  anb  calico  on  <0ob  for 
guibancemany  memories  crotoDca  upon 
Ijisminb :  ^e  ttiougljt  of  tbecljilbren  toljo 
lucre  00  bear  to  l)im ;  tljen  of  tlje  great 
lobe  lie  bore  t)i0  brother*  0o  one  rccok 
lection  combateb  luitij  tlje  otljer,  anb  a 
great  struggle  toent  on  in  I)i0mtno  anb 
lieart*  C.^fter  being  tor  a  long  time  bi^ 
tracteb  b^  find)  conflicting  tljottgljtsf,  at 
length  a  stern  re^olbe  came  to  Ijtm  anb 
lits  minb  became  fireb  tljat  tie  tooulb 
bill  Ins  cljilbren  to  0abe  Ijis  brother  luljo 
^ab  often  bentureb  eberj?tt)ing  in  Ijis 
cause  tDttljottt  one  selfislj  tf^ougljt  of 
IjintBfelf,  00  i)t5  brother  l)ab  gtben  up 
all  for  l)im,  00  aljoulb  lie  gibe  up  all  in 
return— anb  t|ien,  tljere  toa0  t^e  mtfr 
0age  0ent  to  Ijtm  anb  to  artljur  in  tljeir 
0leep ;  a  bibine  me$0age  ty  felt  it  to  be, 
toliicl)  Ije  bareb  not  Disobei?*  C$?e  tn* 
tereb  ttie  chamber  tn^ere  tl)e  c^ilbren 
la^,  for  rtjei?  bab  not  ^et  arisen ;  anb 
babe  tbe  nurse  anb  tlje  toomen  leabe  tljc 
room*  Mljen  Ije  Ijab  closeb  tlje  boor  Ije 
brought  a  silber  basin  anb  stoob  Uriel) 
tjts  naUeb  stoorb  inljisljanb  besibe  tlje 
beb  toljerein  tlje  cbilbren  lav  asleep. 
t^ljcn  Ije  gently  toitbbrelu  tlje  cobering 
anb  lookeb  at  tljem.  C,tZTI)e  bov,  toljo 


toas  fibe  ^ears  olb,  atoofte,  smileb  on 
Ijis  face1  anb  calleb  l)im  **  father ; "  tlje 


little  girl,  fair  as  Ijer  mother,  la^ 
closeb  libs.  (Dliber  stoob  looking  at  tljcm 
anb  fbunb  tjimself  toonbering  uibiclj 
cljtltj  Ije  lobeb  tbe  best ;  tften  in  Ijis  lobe 
for  tljem  Ije  felt  tljr  purpose  tljat  Ijau 
brought  Ijint  to  tbeir  chamber  melting 
atoap ;  anb  Ije  slirnnU  back  in  fresb  a5 
fright,  saving  to  ^imself,  C."flWat 
kinb  of  a  fteart  sljoulb  Ije  babe  tobo 
tnoulb  for  an^  cause  put  to  beatb  Ijis 
oum  flcslj  anb  bloob?  <$,  unljappv  fyt* 
lena !  toljen  tljou  Imotnest  tl;at  31  am 
t^e  murberer  of  m^  oion  cljilbren  anb 
of  tljine,  l)olu  sljall  t\w  i;eart  enbure  its 
misery  ?  for  t^jou  losest  not  alone  tl)^ 
ciiilbren,  but  ttif  Imsbanb  also,  inljo 
must  fl^  from  t^iis  realm  or  sta^  in 
beatl) ;  for  tfce  king,  t^  fattier,  toill  gibe 
me  to  tlje  boom  tljat  31  fully  merit  at 
all  men*s  ^anbs»  ^feature  stirs  more 
strongly  in  unreasoning  beasts  tyan 
in  me,  for  rtjey  tnill  figlit  to  tlje  Deatlj 
to  befenb  tlieir  young — as  truly  31  also 
tooulD  bo  toljen  in  my  rigljt  minb — <0, 
31  tooulb  glably  bie  to  sabe  my  cljilbren 
from  ttie  cruel  fate  31  am  nofco  about  to 
bring  upon  tljcm  uri  tinny  oum  banbs! " 
C,d;ben  iu^ile  saying  tfcese  toorbs,  ^e 


tome  again  to  tlje  bed,  dreto  atoap  tbr 
cobering,  and  raised  bis  stoord  to  striUe ; 
but  once  more  fatberly  lobe  mobed  bim, 
and  be  coulD  not.  CjEb*n  tlje  tbougbt 
rusbed  into  bfe  mind  of  tbe  unsclfisb 
constancy  and  lobe  tbat  #rtbur  bad 
sboton  for  bim,  and  lie  said,  C."£>ball 
31  alone  fail  bim  in  b&  need  ?  <Sod  belp 
me  in  tobat  ma^  come  hereafter!" 
C,(£bf  n  putting  beljind  bim  fear  and 
natural  toeakness,  lie  raised  l)is  Stoord 
and  smote  off  tbe  nno  beads  at  one  blotu, 
Mitb  trembling  bands  fce  beld  tbe  *il* 
uer  basin,  00  tbat  tbe  blooD  flotur D  into 
it,  anD  taJljr n  tljr  Ucins  no  longer  bleD 
l)f  laio  tlje  little  boDirs  tcn&erty  sine  bv 
sior  anD  placed  tljr  I;ra0s  b^  tl)rm ,  30  in 
life,  anD  Dreto  tfye  cohering  ober  tljr  still 
faces,  toeeping  so  tljat  tl)t  flouring  tears 
obscureD  bis  sigtjt*  But  be  tuipeD  tbese 
auiav,  took  tbe  basin,  cobereD  it  toitb 
bis  coat,  anD  left  tbe  cbamber,  locking  tbe 
Door  anD  taking  tbe  ke£  toitb  bim  tbat 
no  one  migbt  enter  anD  finD  tbe  mur? 
DereD  cbilDren.  €L<Tben  toitb  tbe  basin 
as  toell  concealeD  as  migbt  be,  be  bur; 
ricD  to  bis  brotber's  cbamber  anD  sent 
alonv  tbe  uiatcbers*  Wben  alone  toitb 
bis  brotber  be  poureD  some  of  tbe  yet 
ujflrm  blooD  into  a  beaker  anD  gatoe  it 
to  ilrtljur  to  Drink*  C,<Tbf  blinD  man 
UneU)  not  tobat  uias  in  tbe  cup,  but 
Drank  from  it  as  bis  brotber  baDe  bim* 
ant)  tbis  bistorv  relates  tbat  from  tbe 
moment  be  so  Drank  tbe  Disease  toas 
cbeckeD  anD  bealtb  rebibeD  in  bisuiasteD 
,  anD  all  tbe  Disfigurations  of  Iji.s 
DisappeareD,  leading  bt0  face 
smootb  anD  cureD,  tobile  onl^  tys  blinD; 
ness  still  remaineD  to  tell  of  tobat  baD 
been.  IBut  little  bi?  little,  as  (DUber  con# 
tinueD  to  gibe  bim  of  tbe  blooD  to  Drink, 


anD  batbeD  bis  face  anD  e^es  iuitb  it,  bi* 
sigbt  toas  restoreD*  C.Mben  ^rtburat 
lengtb  arose  from  bis  beD  sounD  anD 
uiell,  l)f  fell  upon  bis  knees  anD  tooulD 
babe kisseD  b»s  brotber's  feet;  tbis  <Dlk 
ber  tooulD  not  alloui,  but  crieD  out, 
C."  Q&V  Dearbrotber,  for  tbi?  braltb  prater 
,  tbe  illmigbtv,  anD  mv  tujo  cbilDren 
1  babe  slain  so  tbat  J\  migbt 
gibe  tljec  tbeir  blooD  to  Drink— look 
at  tbis  basin,  still  staineD  toitb  it ! " 
C.^rtbur  bearD  anD  sain,  cljilleD  toitb 
amazement  anD  borror,  like  one  turneD 
to  stone ;  tben  br  became  angrv,  anD 
crieD,  trembling  in  eber^  limb,  C.**  ®» 
<Dliber,  boto  can  a  brart  so  perberteD 
anD  unfaitbful  to  a  fatber's  lobe  anD 
Duty  Dtoell  in  anv  buman  breast  as 
must  in  tbine,  toben  tbou  coulDst  sla^ 
tb^  cbilDren  for  my  sake !  —  for  me  tobo 
am  not  of  tin1  blooD  or  kinDreD,  but  of 
an  alien  race*  £lso  in  trutb  II  tooulD 
tbat  31  toere  DeaD,  anD  tbat  tbis  terrible 
murDer  remaineD  unDone!"  €."31  toas 
tbeir  fatber,"  (Dliber  replieD,  **  anD  31 
babe  killed  tbem ;  tbou  bast  no  guilt  in 
tbis  matter,  for  it  toas  not  Done  at  tb£ 
request  nor  uritb  tby  knotoleDge.  Wsyt 
guilt  of  tbeir  Deatb,  uibateber  anD  boU3# 
eber  great  guilt  it  map  be,  is  mine; 
but  let  me  beliebe  tbat  it  toa*  rigbt  to 
Do  it,  anD  tbat  it  toas  a  gooD  anD  not 
an  ebil  tbing*  3In  tbis  belief  is  m^  onlg 
bope  to  escape  tbe  Deepest  pit  of  sin  anD 
misery  tbat  tbe  great  enemy  of  mankinD 
bas  eber  Dug  for  tbe  feet  of  tbe  mem; 
on?.  315ut  ms  Dear  brotber  anD  comraDe, 
tljere  is  anotber  tljing  tbat  follotos: 
toe  tmo  must  be  separated  from  eacb 
otber*  therefore  31  commenD  to  tb^  care 
nty  Dear  inife ;  Do  for  ber  tbe  best  tbou 
canst ;  comfort  ber  in  all  mays  possible, 


anD  be  Ijr  Ipfttl  to  Ijr  r ,  if  it  s Ijottlu  djance 
tljat  any  one  tooulD  to  ljer  uirong ;  for 
0ljr  toill  be  in  mud)  neeD  of  comfort 
tol)cn  0l)r  stjall  learn  luljat  3;  Ijabf  Done 
to  Ijer  cljilDren,  jfor  all  tlje  gooD  31  &abe 
tjonr ,  or  tljottgljt  to  Do,  in  tljc 
toill  not  Ijrlp  me  at  all  toljen  tlje 
is  atoare  of  my  DeeD  anD  is  able  to  pun? 
islj  me,  therefore  31  must  ttee  out  of 
tl)t0  lanD  ano  0crtt  some  remote  spot 
toljere  no  man  toill  recognise  me,  tljat 
tljere  31  ma^  sertoe  $OD  anu  atone  for 
m£  sins  anD  for  all  tlje  ebil  tfcat  31  Ijabe 
Done  from  mi?  Eottttj  to  tljis  time.  But 
ttynk  not  tfyat  31  ftp  from  fear  of  punte^ 
ment:  31  tooulD  court  Deat^i  toillingl^, 
but  congiDeration  for  m^  unfortunate 
toife  constrains?  me  to  leabe  CnglanD, 
for  &ty  tooulD  not  surbifae  my  ignomin^ 
iotts  Deatft, 

Uiitl)  Ijis  comraDe,  tfte  tooman 
tlie  care  of  tlje  cljilDren  ioent  to  elena 
anD  complaineD  to  tyer  tljat  stje  could 
not  come  into  tlje  chamber  fcoljere  tlje 
cljilDren  ioere  to  see  fcoto  it  fareD  toit^ 
tljem,  anD  slje  saiD  if  anv  ebil  befell  tlje 
cljilDren  tt)e  blame  sljoulD  be  laiD  on 
no  ottjcr  ttjan  prince  Wittier  U)l)o  IjaD 
tlius  lockeD  tljem  up  uritljottt  Ijelp  or 
attenDance*  CjRoto  it  seemeD  to  <®& 
ber  an  inhuman  act  to  tljose  toljo  lotto 
Ijt0  cljilDren  to  leabe  tl)cm  Iving  in  tlje 
beD  in  t^eir  mutilateD  conDition,  t^ere^ 
fore  ty  left  l)is  brother  anD  iuent  bacfe 
to  fcis  c^ilDren's  chamber  toit^  no  cer# 
tain  iDeas  in  regarD  to  tljeir  rnnobal, 
but  Draton  tljitlier  b^  tlje  ^orror  toitl) 
tnl)td)  l)is  unnatural  act  still  fillet)  l)t£ 
minD,  C,Ml)cn  lie  came  to  tlje  chamber 
tje  Dreto  tfte  cohering  a  little ;  but  it  toas 
so  Darfe  t^at  Ije  coulD  not  clearly  see  j 
therefore  Ije  ioent  to  tlje  toinDouj  anD 


Dreto  back  tlje  curtains ;  tljen  returneD 
to  tlje  beD  toitlj  iueeping  e^es  tljat  toere 
so  filleD  toitlj  tears  tljat  still  Ije  coulD 
not  see.  Wityn  l)c  Ijao  toipeD  atoa^  Ijis 
tears  anD  turneD  |jis  face  to  tlje  spot 
U)l)crr  tlje  cljilDren  la?t  toljat  toas  Ijis 
amazement  to  beljolD  tljem  alibe  anD 
placing  Ijappil^  toitlj  eaclj  otljer,  %t 
cottlD  not  bclietoe  it,  but  tljougljt  t)is 
brain  toas  DisorDereD  b^  ttje  Violence  of 
I)t0  emotions,  £>till  Ije  loofeeD,  anD  still 
Ijt0  e^estolD  l)tm  tljat  ^is  cljilDren  toere 
aliije.  Cljrn  came  a  great  flooD  of  feeling 
otier  Ijcart  anD  minD ;  anD  unable  to  bear 
tlje  quick  passing  from  tooe  to  fop,  tje 
fell  senseless  on  tlje  floor,  C,^Slljen  l)t 
came  to  Ijimself  IjeembraceD  anD  kisseD 
ftis  Dear  c|iilDren,  t^jus  Difaineli?  restoreD 
to  Ijim,  ljugging  tljem  bot^j  closely  to 
I)i0  breast,  as  if  lie  coulD  not  otljertoise 
satisfy  Ijimself  tljat  t^  toere  really 
alibe,  Witylt  Doing  tljis,  lie  crieD  out, 
"  ®  unspeakable  potoer  of  &OD,  toljiclj 
no  manma^  fatljoiu,  3]  gibe  tEljeepraise 
anD  tljanks  for  tlje  gooDness  Cljou  ijast 
sljoton  to  me,  a  poor  sinner ;  anD  tljat 
Cljou  Ija0t  cobereD  me  toitlj  Ww  great 
compassion,"  C.tEljen  Ije  again  took 
up  tlje  ttoo  rl)tlDrm  from  tlje  beD, 
torappeD  tljem  in  tlje  blooDj?  beD4inen, 
took  one  on  eacl)  arm  tljat  Ijr  nugljt 
continue  to  feel  tljat  botlj  toere  alibe, 
anD  toent  out  of  tlje  cljamber,  Clje  first 
man  toljo  met  Ijtm  toas  Ijis  brotljer 
0rtljur,  to  to^om  Ije  crieD  in  a  tumult 
of  fo^,  c.**  Brother,  refoice !  —  <So,  31 
beg  vou,  at  once  to  tlje  king,  anD  biD 
ftim  come  to  me  in  tlje  cljurcfc ;  sa^  tlje 
same  to  mp  toife,  anD  to  all  toljo  are  at 
t^je  court  toify  tljem— to  eber^boD^  to 
toljom  ^ou  meet  in  tlje  street  —  biD  all 
come  to  tj 


passed  doton  tlje  middle  of  tlje  street 
carrying  Ijis  ttoo  cljiloren  in  Ijt3  arms 
until  be  came  to  tbe  cburcb.  J?ere  fce 
bade  tljem  ring  all  tbe  bells  tljat  eberg 
one  toljo  IjearD  migbt  come.  Cljen  Ije 
Uicnt  up  to  a  Ijiglj  place  toljcre  tie  migljt 
be  better  lieard  and  understood  bg  all. 
Cclljcn  lie  sato  tljat  tlje  king  anD  Ijis 
toife,  l^elena,  IjaD  come  Ije  cried  toitlj  a 
loud  twice,  C."  $9ost  migtitg  king  of 
CnglanD,  you  gate  pour  Daughter  in 
marriage  to  a  foreign  anD  unknoton 
man;  for  31  mate  knoton  to  vou 
neither  toljo  31  am  nor  tbe  name  of  mg 
family ;  nor  Did  vou  knoto  tuljctljcr  mg 
toisdom  and  uirtues;  toere  sfuclj  as 
efyoulD  belong  to  tlic  son  of  a  king ; 
anD  3!  am  0orr£  from  mg  Ijeart  tljat  31 
DiD  not  tljen  announce  mg  Descent, 
toljtclj  is  from  a  roval  Ijou sr ;  for  3f|  am 
born  of  a  king  anD  a  queen,  my  DeaD 
father  batting  been  tlir  king  of  Castile 
&ince  Ijisf  Dratl)  tljat  UingDom  Ijas  fallen 
to  me  as;  an  inheritance ;  but  3!  Ijatie 
netoer  returneD  to  mg  tjome*  31*  &  noto 
my  luislj,  IjotofUrr,  to  go  tliere^  anD  be 
crotoneD  a  lung,  anD  my  iinfr  a  qtirrn, 
tIPlierefore  31  beg  gou,  mosft  gracious? 
lorD  anD  fattier,  tljat  you  Do  me  tljr  Ijonor 
to  go  ujitlj  me,  00  tljat  3)  mag  return 
initlj  a  gooD  company  of  noble  frienDg 
—  31,  tol)o»  iotjen  31  wme  atoap,  roDe 
alone,  ujitljout  companions  from  my 
Ijomr,  for  certain  reasons  tljat  com* 
pelleD  me  thereto,  31^  tljis  Departure, 
Ijoujftirr,  31  took  leabe  of  tljr  king  of 
Hlgarbia,— mg  gooD  eomraDe,  0rt^ur, 
to^om  gou  see  stanDing  bere,— leabing 
Ijim  a  letter  anD  a  glass  of  clear  toater* 
toljiclj  sljoulD  tell  Ijim  of  my  future 
conDition.  31n  ttie  letter  toas  toritten 
tljat  toljrn  tjc  satD  tljr  ujatrr  change  in 


tljc  glass  ^e  stioulD  set  fortlj  anD  seek 
me  ;  for  31  stjottlD  tl;rn  stanD  in  sore 
neeD  of  tyly.  ^tnD  mg  Dear  eomraDe 
neber  forgot  me;  but  lookeD  often  in  tljr 
glass,  anD  at  lengtb  be  bebelD  it  cljange 
anD  become  black  ;  anD  tljts  Ijappr  ncu 
luljen  31  teas  maDe  prisoner  in  3]relanD* 
©lilljm  Ijc  ferns  atoare  of  tljc  cljange  Ije 
acteD  like  a  most  faitljful  frienD,  as 
loell  as  a  pious  king  ;  for,  altljouglj  be 
^jaD  been  chosen  regent  of  mg  kingDom 
until  my  return,  be  forsook  toealtb  anD 
Ijonor,  citg  anD  castle,  lanD  anD  people, 
anD  all  tljings  in  tuljiclj  be  Ijati  pleasure, 
anD  for  mg  sake  set  out  alone  upon  a 
roaD  be  kneto  not,  anD  in  a  quest  con; 
cerning  toljiclj  be  Ijau  neither  guiDe  nor 
information,  anD  tiotoeD  to  <$OD,  tlje 
xllmigljty,  tljat  Ije  tooulD  neber  turn 
aside  nor  gibe  up  tlje  searclj  luljile  ^oD 
granted  Ijim  life  until  tie  learneD  tuljere 
31  t»as  anD  brought  to  me  fyte 


suffereD  on  Ijis  account  in  tlje  31risb 
forest  anD  elsetoljere,  IjoU)  tie  IjaD  fougljt 
toify  tbe  king  of  3]relanD  anD  biflf  *w 
uants,  IjaD  overcome  tljem  anD  released 
Ijim  from  tlje  prison  in  luljiclj  tie  Ijad 
lain  so  long  anD  so  miserably*  fi>e  told 
Ijotu  after  overcoming  tlje  king  and  slay,- 
ing  b^  tbree  servants,  tbis  faittjful 
brother  bad  released  Ijim  from  a  Ijorri^ 
ble  fate,  from  inljiclj  be  could  not  babe 
otljenmse  escaped,  and  Ijouj  for  a  re* 
toard  Ije  IjaD  quarrelleD  wttlj  ^irtljtir, 
tljroum  Ijim  oolun  from  Ijis^  tjorse,  and 
broken  b&  leg.  tD^ben  lie  toent  on  tell* 
ing  Ijoiu,  after  all  tljest  tilings,  tbis 
faitljfulest  of  friends  became  berg  ill, 
bis  maladv  growing  most  dangerous 
until  not  Ij  in  g  toas  left  but  utter  despair. 
tE^tiis  teas  tlje  condition  four  Ijours  ago, 


anD  Wittier  told  in  uiljat  a  state  of  anjr* 
itty  anD  sorro to  Ijc  Ijad  been  on  account 
of  tljc  illness  of  Ijts  friend,  (Then  tic 
saiD,  €,"  &  Dream  came  to  me  seberal 
times  in  mp  sleep,  anD  a  boice  saiD  to 
me,  *  3]f  lie  is  giben  to  Drink  of  tfce 
Heart's  blooD  tljat  comes  from  t|n?  ttoo 
innocent  ctjilDren,  ty  toill  be  toell,' 
CompelleD  to  tlje  DreaDful  act  of  slaving 
my  Dear  cfcilDren  b£  ms  great  lobe  anD 
fiDelits  to  mp  frienD,  anD  bs  tlje  force 
of  tlje  Ij^abenls  message,  toitlj  tljis 
stoorD  31  cutoff  tlje  IjeaDS  of  ms  eljilDren 
so  tljat  31  migljt  gibe  Ijim  tlje  blooD  to 
Drink,  anD  tljat  ijemigljt  bemaDe  uiell, 
mljtclj  Ijas  happened  by  tlje  grace  of 
«5oD*  ©Slljni  31  sato  tljat  t)c  toas  recob^ 
ereD,  31  ttjougljt  to  ft^  from  tlje  country 
on  account  of  tlje  terrible  cljilD^sla^ing 
toijici)  31 1)30  committeD;  but  before  31 
toent  atoa^  31  toisljeD  once  more  to  loofe 
on  mp  cljilDren;  therefore  31  toent  into 
tljeir  Deat^c^amber,  toljere,  tljrougb  t^e 
grace  of  43oD,  lutjo  tjntl)  toorkeD  tljis 
miracle,  31  founD  t^em  botlj  libing  anD 
placing  together  in  perfect  Ijealt^  in  tfce 
beD»  tlPtjerefore,  all  ^e  fathers  anD  mo^ 
t^ers,  tljinfe,  eaefc  of  ^ou,  to^at  great  suf? 
fering  toas  mine  toljen  31  feilleD  m^  ttoo 
Dear  little  cljilDren  toitl)  niv  oton  ftanDS  j 
anD  also  tljinfe  totiat  a  tumult  of  fo^, 
to^iat  a  toorlD  of  Ijappiness  came  to  me 
toljen  31  ^to  tljrm  again  libing  in 
^app^  tjfaltlj,"  C.^l)en  l)e  raiseD  bot^i 
ttje  ct)ilDren  in  l)is  arms,  anD  lirlo  tljcin 
up,  tljat  all  might  see  t)oto  tlje^  toere 
miraculously  toell;  anD  Ije  sljotoeD 
tljem  tljf  blooD^  beD^linen  in  tuljirlj 
tljc^  toere  torappeD  ttjat  toas  staineD 
toitjj  tljeir  blooD,  C,OTjen  <Dliber  tljus 
brought  ty$  stor^  to  an  enD,  all  to^o 
toere  present  toere  filleD  toitlj  great 


anD  s)?mpntl)v,  anD  tljere  toas  suclj 
toeeping  ober  tlje  uentlj  luljicl)  tlje  etjiU 
Dren  tjaD  suffereD  tljat  great  toabes  of 
sobbing  agitateD  tlje  Ijearts  of  all  luljo 
toere  in  tlje  ctjttrctj,  <LClje  king  toept 
from  mingleD  f  o^  anD  sorroto ;  from  grief 
at  tljeir  Deatljs ;  from  Ijappiness  at  tlje 
Ijeabenty  restoration  of  Ijis 
Dren,  C^ftf  princess  ^elena, 
full^  agitateD,  ijaD  also  IjearD  Ijer  ljus? 
banD  tell  |joto  ty  IjaD  slain  Ijer  c^ilDren, 
anD  as  tlje  terrible  story  toas  related 
slje  fell  to  tlje  eartlj  in  a  stooon*  ^eiljen 
slje  toas  restored  to  consciousness  slje 
rus^jeD  to  tyt  cljilDren  anD  embraceD 
t^jem  toitjj  motljerl^  lobe,  anD  coulD  not 
really  beliebe  tlje^  toere  alibe  until  s^e 
fcelD  t^jem  in  tyt  arms,  anD  |jer  kisses 
toere  s^jotoereD  upon  tljem,  anD  slje 
tljougljt  tljem  so  beautiful  as  tljey 
smileD  upon  |jer  tljat  Ijer  tears  raineD 
Doton  \)tt  face,  anD  |jer  e^es  toere  so 
blinDeD  tljat  slje  coulD  onl^  Diml^  see 
|jer  Dear  cljilDren*  C3lt  toas  a  pitiful 
scene  to  all  toljo  lookeD  upon  it ;  some 
toept  from  tlje  s^mpatlj^  t|je^  felt  for 
©liber,  tyelena,  anD  t^je  cljilDren ;  otljers 
for  foi?  t^at  tlje  c^ilDren  toere  brought 
back  to  life,  toljereb^  tlje  potoer  anD 
gooDness  of  (SoD  toere  maDe  manifest ; 
but  mans  toept  rtjes  kneto  not  tolj^» 
C.^aaijen  t^je  tumult  of  toeeping  anD 
of  fop  toas  a  little  stilleD,  tlje  king 
toent  to  ©liber  anD  embraceD  Ijim,  sa^ 
ing,  C."  ^  noble  king !  0  m^  Dear 
son !  31  t^ank  <0oD,  t|je  0lmigljt^,  for 
tlje  toonDrous  token  of  l^is  grace  anD 
meres  tljat  Ijas  been  sljoton  to  us  t^is 
,  anD  tljat  31  Ijabe  been  leD  to  gibe 

Daughter  to  one  so  blesseD  bs  fcea* 
ben,  tH^ljou  Ijast  relateD  to  us  a  toonDer* 
ful  stors,  t^e  like  of  tobict)  toas  neber 


fce ard  before,  and  trulv  tyode  of  a  time 
to  comet  UJljcn  ttjev  Ijear  tfjis  talc,  sljall 
Ijolo  it  as  toe  Ho  for  a  marbel  of  tf)t  ages; 
and  tljc  brotljrrlv  lobe  ano  fidelity  totjictj 
id  bettoeen  vou  ttoo  friendd  sljall  be 
chronicled  and  remembered  a*  long  ad 
tlje  ujorlD  stands ;  for  sue  lj  an  example  of 
constancy  Ijas  neber  before  been  seen; 
nor  do  31  beliebe  tfcat  it  toill  eber  happen 
again*"  QQfyt  netod  of  tjjid  great  mira* 
rlr  toad  dpread  abroad  tljrouglj  tlje  king* 
dom,  and  ttjc  king  commanded  tljat  a 
state l)i  cloister  be  built  ad  a  lasting  me; 
morial  of  tljc  grace  tljat  «5od  Ijao  sljoiun 
to  <&liber  and  bis  children,  CJIo^oud 
fedtibitied  follotoed,  and  all  men  did  re; 
fcerence  and  ijonor  to  tl)dr  prince,  noto 
tinoiun  ad  tljr  king  of  Caddie;  and  it 
luad  ^eld  to  be  a  eaude  for  refoicing  t^at 
t  IK  king  fyad  bedtotoed  l)is  daughter  upon 
a  man  of  roval  rank  do  noble  and  birtu* 
oud  and  do  belobed  of  <$od ;  but  tl)ev  daid 
among  trjemscltics  tljat  Ije  l)ad  dealt  Ijard/ 
l^  toitl)  t^em  in  tljat  fyt  ^ad  do  long 
cealed  t)id  name  and  rank* 

Cfmpter  jfo.  Hoto 

ber  and  \)ti  queen,  accompanied  b^  tlje 
feing  of  Cngland  and  a  great  retinue  of 
(Englidlj  nobled  and  ladied,  fourneved 
to  Cadtile,tD^iere  lie  and  bid  queen  ioere 
crotoned;  after  to^iclj  t|ie  Cnglid^  king 
returned  to  bid  oum  land* 

$*  <fl;nglidb  king  dummoned  all 
tyt  princed  and  nobled  to  a  courtly 
celebration,  tofjiel)  toad  IjelD  iriitl;  sttcl) 
magnificence  ad  tyto  rarely  been  deen 
before*  Wfyen  ttje  princed  and  nobled 
toere  addembled,  (Dliber,  in  courteous 
toordd,  praved  ttjem  to  do  Ijint  tl)e  Ijonor 
to  fournei?  iuitb  tym  to  tlje  land  of  Cad; 
tile,  tuyere  be  toould  be  crotoned,  for  tlje 


kingdom  toad  ijis  b^  inheritance,  and 
itd  empt^  tljrone  atoaited  bint* 


king  condented  to  go,  and  man)?  of  tlje 
nobled  toere  fo^full^  eager  to  attend 
tljcm,  (Dliber  paid  fitting  tljankd  to  tl)e 
king  and  to  tlje  nobled  for  tljeir  good  toill 
and  tlje  Ijonor  tljcy  toould  do  Ijint  bv  tljeir 
attendance*  l?e  begged  Ijis  brother  &\< 
tljur  to  go  before  tljem  and  announce 
t^eir  coming,  and  babe  snclj  preparation 
made  tljat  tie  and  bid  roval  escort  toould 
be  receibed  toitl)  all  Ijonor  and  ijospital 
itv ;  bidding  Ijim  spare  no  cost  tljat  tlje 
reception  of  Ijis  Cnglislj  friendd  sljoulD 
be  magnificent,  and  bid  king  fatljer  Ijabe 
a  kinglv  welcome*  Qt\)i&  0rtbur  berv 
fovfullv  undertook  to  do,  and  set  fortl; 
at  once  ioitlj  manv  nobled,  luljo  toent 
U)itlj  Ijint  to  do  ^int  Ijonor,  CLMlljen  it 
toad  made  knoton  in  Castile  tljat  tljeir 
lodt  prince  and  liege  lord,  &ing  ® liber, 
toadatlengtb  found,  and  toad  returning 
to  fyid  kingdom  to  claim  bid  inheritance 
and  bid  tljrone,  and  tljat  toitlj  Ijint  came 
bid  queen,  luljo  toad  tlje  daughter  and 
^eiredd  of  tlje  king  of  €n gland,  attended 
bv  a  princelv  retinue,  tljere  toad  great 
gladness  among  all  rankd  of  tlje  people, 
and  eberv  one  desired  tljat  tljere  dljould 
be  great  festivities  toitl)  all  courtlv  di 


bersions  and  festibe  decorations  t&at 
coulu  be  tljottsljt  of,  tljat  tljr  most 
splendid  and  Ijospitablc  reception  anu 
entertainment  sljoulu  be  giben  to  tljdr 
bing  and  l)is  guests*  C,0&e  princes 
met  anu  Ijrlu  council  together  Ijoto  best 
to  Welcome  Ijim,  anU  lucre  of  one  minU 
ttjat  as  soon  as  Ije  arribed  in  Castile 
eberp  dtp  tljrottglj  luljicl)  Ije  passed 
sljottlu  offer  Ijtm  anu  all  uiljo  lucre 
Ijim  free  tyospitalttE,  refusing  all 
mem,  anu  sljoulu  in  no  uotsc  spare  cost 
or  labor  to  probe  tljeir  loplt£  anu  fop 
at  Ijis  return.  C.&S  soon  as  proper  time 
foad  been  giben  for  t)is  brother  #rtyur 
to  arribe  in  Castile  and  mabe  tye  pro* 
poseu  preparations,  ®liber  beggeu  tlje 
bing  to  appoint  an  immediate  ua^  for 
tt)r  journey  totjfcl)  toas  Uone,  Jtt  toas  a 
noble,  gallant,  anu  numerous  company 
ioljtcl)  ^t  fortb  from  Jlonuon,  for  all 
toere  eager  to  Uo  f;onor  to  <$lii3ert  to 
tuljom  all  Ijau  felt  goou  toill  anu  lobe 
to^enlje  toas  onl^  a  bnigtjt  of  unbnoton 
lineage,  Inljilr  noto  tijty  l;au  great  priue 
in  |)is  ro^al  ranb*  Witty  Helena  toent 
man^  noble  anu  beautiful  lauirs  anu 
^oung  maiuens  in  ric^i  attire  anD  gal> 
lantl^  attenuefc ;  so  t^at  tlje  company 
toas  a  stately  arra^  ants  ber^  fair  to  see* 
CJt  ioere  long  to  tell  of  tfoeir  fourne^ 
Ua^  b^  trap,  but  t^e^  came  at  last  toit^ 
out  mishap  to  tfce  border  of  tlie  realm 
of  Castile*  fltaatyen  0rt|iur  bneto  rtiat 
tfytv  ureiu  near — fee  fcau  set  stoift  mes^ 
sengers  along  fyt  ioa^  to  bring  tidings 
—  ty  rode  forty  to  meet  tyem  toity  a 
splendid  company  of  tye  Ijigljest  nobles 
of  tye  bingdom*  C.Mtien  tye^  toere  met 
tye  Castilian  lords  alighted  from  tyeir 
Corses  and  did  ^omagtto  feing(Dliber, 
bidding  fcim  and  ^)is  ro^al  and  princely 


guests  toelcome  to  Castilet  and  prais* 
ing  <0od  for  tfce  return  of  tyeir  ruler,  so 
long  missed  and  mourned*  00  &ueen 
Helena  t^  gabe  especial  toelcome,  and 
declared  tl)at  a  princess  so  beautiful  Ijau 
neber  before  been  seen  in  Castile*  0^ 
greeted  tye  Cnglisb  bing  toitlj  all  ^onor 
and  respect,  and  certain  of  tye  noblest 
among  tljrnt  placed  tyemselbes  at  ljt0 
serbice  to  do  fyis  toill  in  all  things* 
Cjtog  (J^liber,  tye  Cnglis^  bing,  and 
tlje  bnigfots  and  ladies  of  tyeir  train,  pbe 
courteous  tyanbs  in  return,  and  ioere 
glad  at  Ijeart  tljat  tye  long  fourne?  dreto 
near  its  end  and  closed  so  fo£ousl£* 
C3n  eac^  cit^  of  tye  bingdom  tyrouglj 
inlnrl)  tljcp  passed  tije  streets  toere  Ijtt  ng 
tiiitlj  banners  and  costly  clotlj,  and  all 
manner  of  fo^^proclaiming  decorations 
tljat  could  be  debised  toere 
to  be  seen*  &t  eber^  toindolu  as 
passed  tljr  toibes  and  daughters  of 
nobles  and  citizens,  clad  in  tijeir  riclj# 
est  goions,  smiled  glad  toelcome  and 
dropped  flotoers  before  tyeir  toa^* 


ber  tljat  all  could  not  be  fittingly  lodged 
in  a  single  palace,  therefore  tijei?  toere 
receibed  into  tye  d  toellings  of  tye  ^ig^est 
nobles  toirtj  great  s^oto  of  respect,  and 
toere  giben  most  courteous  attention* 
Cj&t  tlje  sounding  of  trumpets  all  toere 
brought  to  tye  gobernor's  palace  to  dine, 
and  tables  toere  laid  tljat  all  mtgljt  eat 
and  drinb  of  tljc  best  tljat  tljr  land  af* 
forded  ;  and  place  toas  giben  to  eaclj 
guest  b^  tt)e  chamberlain  according  to 
ranb  and  dignity*  C,Wben  tye  guests 
and  tljf  princes,  nobles  and  ladies  of 
Castile,  toere  met  together,  all  clothed 
in  fair  stuffs  and  ricli  garnishing  pecuU 
iar  to  eac^)  land,  tljeir  garments  being 


as  unlike  anD  Distinct  as  tlje 
parteo  lanDS  of  CnglanD  anD  Castile, 
it  toas  a  gas  anD  picturesque  sigtjt,  a 
marbel  anD  a  pleasure  to  all  ei?es*  €.31" 
eaclj  cit£  toljere  tlje  trabellers  tjaD  resteD 
tljei?  IjaD  seen  in  ttye  castles  of  tbe  Cas* 
tilian  nobles  more  things  tfcan  map  be 
estimateD  tljat  to  tljem  inrrc  neto  anD 
strange,  totyereat  t^  toere  fain  to  toon* 
Der  anD  often  to  aDmire*  &nD  rtjep  founD 
more  of  splenDor  anD  granDeur  in  ttye 
fashions  of  libing  tljan  in  tljeir  greater 
but  simpler  CnglanD*  C.&nD  t^e  former 
queen  of  Castile,  0rtljur's  mother  anD 
<DUber's  stepmotljer,  came  to  tlje  city  of 
3$anDolitis  to  meet  Ijer  sons  anD  tljetr 
guests*  zargeD  thereto  bp  a  message 
sent  in  baste  bp  0rtljur  prating  tyt  to 
come  to  Ijint  anD  making  knoton  tlje 
tiDings  of  <$liber's  return,  sl)r  coulD 
not,  uiljcttjer  sijc  tooulD  or  not,  Do  otljr r 
tban  set  fortl)  toit^out  Delav  to  foin  her 
son  in  Castile  in  orDer  to  receite  tl;r 
neto  queen,  Ijer  stepDaugljter,  anD  biD 
Ijer  toelcome  in  ^oD's  name ;  also  to 
sljouj  proper  tjonor  anD  respect  to  Lung 
@liber,  CJIn  ttjis  cit^  tlje  reception  of 
Iking  ®litoer  toas  magnificent  beponD 
tobat  it  ijaD  been  elsetotiere,  anD  tol;en 
tljep  aligbteD  at  tlje  palace  tljc  queen  mo^ 
t^er  of  0lgart)ia,  attenDeD  bp  tlje  court 
Dames  anD  a  beUv  of  fair  maiDens,  came 
fortlj  to  receibe  tlje  ^oung  queen  anD 
ber  father,  ttye  feing  of  (EnglanD,  toit^ 
great  reference  anD  Ijonor,  Conors  of 
joyful  toelcome  anD  Ijomage  toere  paiD 
to  ^ing  (Dlitjer,  anD  courteous  toelcome 
giten  to  all  ttjc  princes  anD  laDies  totjo 
toere  toitlj  tljem*  QWityn  all  IjaD  been 
conDucteD  to  sumptuous  loDgings  anD 
l)ad  resteD  anD  ctjangeD  ttjeir  travel? 
staineD  Dress  for  fresljer  raiment,  t^e 


tables  toere  laiD  for  supper,  anD  all  toere 
sertieD  uuitlj  gooD  cljeer  of  cboice  fboD  anD 
rare  toines,  set  out  in  royal  fashion ;  for 
aitljur  Ijimself  IjaD  DirecteD  tjoto  all 
sljoulD  be  Done,  anD  nothing  toas  lacfe 
ing  in  carrying  out  ^liber's  toisl)  tljat 
t^e  reception  s^oulD  be  as  magnificent 
as  it  coulD  be  maDe*  C.<^n  fy*  fblloto^ 
ing  morning  <^lii)er  anD  Helena  toere 
crotoneD  feing  anD  queen  of  Castile* 
&t  miDDa?  tlje  trumpets  toere  bloton  to 
summon  tlje  guests  anD  Castilian  no; 
biliti?  to  tlje  king's  Ijall  of  feasting*  ^n 
tlje  miDSt  tijereof  toas  laiD  a  table  raiseD 
some  steps  abobe  others  anD  at  tljis 
table  sat  tlje  kings  of  (EnglanD,  Castile, 
anD  0lgarbia,  anD  toitlj  tljem  tlje  ttoo 
queens,  all  toearing  crotons*  C.^2Ktnt 
all  toere  seateD  fo^  anD  merrymaking 
sljotoeD  in  all  faces,  anD  filleD  all  Ijearts. 
<fi>f  riclj  anD  Delicious  bianDS  tljere  toas  a 
profusion,  toljicl)  all  enfo^eD  ber^  beart# 
ity*  Mlien  tlje  Ijapp^  guests  IjaD  maDe 
an  enD  of  eating  anD  Drinking,  tyere 
toas  tlje  bu?5  anD  murmur  of  gap  con# 
bersation  in  uiljtclj  tlje  silbcrt?  ring  of 
tlie  laDies'  boices  mingleD  toitb  tlje 
Deeper  tones  of  tlje  knights,  but  all  sub# 
DueD  to  tlie  Decorum  of  court  usage*  011 
praiseD  £kueen  Helena  for  Ijer  stoeet 
anD  moDestmien,  Ijer  great  beauty,  anD 
ti;e  gooD  toill  toljicl)  slje  sljotoeD  to  all* 
C.^lfter  t^e  coronation  of  Ijis  cl)ilDren,tlje 
king  of  CnglanD  remaineD  a  montlj  at 
tlje  Castilian  court,  at  tlje  enD  of  toljiel) 
time  lie  askeD  (Dliber  if  Ije  tooulD  return 
toitl)  bim  to  CnglanD,  C.^o  tljis  ques^ 
tion  <&liber  replieD,  tl^at  be  DeemeD  it 
more  fitting  tljat  be  sljoulD  remain  for 
tlje  present  in  Ijis  kingDom,  toljicb  IjaD 
been  so  long  toitljout  a  ruler  tl^at  tljere 
toas  muclj  tljat  requireD  bis  presence 


ano  careful  attention.  £>o  the  king  of 
Cngland  and  Ijis  nobles  took  leatic  of 
3kueen  Helena  and  tbe  Castilian  court 
ano  set  out  on  their  bomctoai  D  tourney, 
(Dliber  rode  toith  him  as  far  as  tbe  bor 
ders  of  bis  land,  to  here  the  king,  i)i0 
father,  took  leatie  of  him  toith  tears,  and 
said  to  bim,  C."  $$v  Dear  son  <®liber,  31 
comment)  totbee  mp  Daughter,  tire  toife, 
that  tbott  uiilt  altoays  gibe  \)tt  the  lobe 
and  kindness?  tobicb  she  ijas  eber  t)ao 
from  me,  to  tot) tcl)  she  is  accustomed, 
and  tbe  lack  of  to  bid)  toould  sorely  griebe 
her,  and  31  beg  of  tbee,  also,  that  should 
31  need  thy  aid  and  send  for  tbec  tbou 
toilt  not  forsake  me."  C."  Wv  **w  to* 
tljer,"  replied  <&liber,  **  $$v  lobe  for  tire 
daughter  is  not  less  than  tljine  ottm, 
and  it  tuill  neber  fail  her.  (Thou  stjouldst 
also  knotD  full  toell  that  if  thott  sendest 
for  me  thoti  mavest  altoa^s  count  upon 
me,  and  tljat  31  toill  neber  forsake  tliee." 
C.iljen  tlje^  blessed  eaclj  otljer,  and  tlje 
king  of  (England  toent  back  to  fyis  land 
and  <^liber  rode  Ijome  to  t^e  cit^  toljere 
ty  Ijeld  tjis  court*  Cj&oon  after  t^is,  tlje 
king  of  xllgarbia  also  toislied  to  return 
to  Ijis  kingdom  toitt)  his  mother  and  his 
nobles.  0o  artljur  took  leabe  of  ^is  bro* 
ther  and  ^is  toife,  as  did  the  queen,  t)is 
mother,  iolio  did  not  remind  ®liber  b^ 
any  toord  of  past  ebents,  nor  did  be  in 
any  toap  refer  to  tljem. 
and  bis  motber  bad  returned  to 
bia,  and  <&liber  bad  time  to  consider  the 
ruling  of  b&  kingdom,  be  rode  tbrougb 
all  tbe  parts  thereof,  and  looked  to  tbe 
conduct  of  all  tbe  officials,  and  lie  toas 
praised  by  all  men,  U)l)o  said  that  tbe 
country  toas  neber  so  toell  goberned  as 
noto.  Jl>e  took  into  b^s  court  serbice 
many  young  Castilian  knigbts  and 


nobles,  and  certain  englishmen  also, 
tobo  bad  cbosen  to  remain  toitb  bim* 
C,£2lben  some  time  bad  so  passed,  and 
be  bad  become  toell  knoum  to  tbe  no^ 
bles  and  people  of  bis  country,  t^  toere 
deboted  to  bim,  and  bied  ujith  each  other 
to  do  bim  serbice.  011  tbe  country  of 
Castile  toas  also  deligbted  toitb  tbe  tiuo 
beautiful  cbildren  mhom  be  bad  brought 
toitb  him  from  CnglanD,  to  ho  greto  in 
birtue  and  intelligence  and  became  tbe 
pride  of  tbe  people.  C.®2Kbfn  tbep  ^earlj 
of  tbe  miracle  t  bat  bad  been  done  tbrougb 
them  they  toondered  hoto  <$liber  could 
babe  bad  tbe  beart  to  take  their  libes, 
but  they  toere  taught  by  tbis  great  mir- 
acle that  no  man  can  fathom  tbe  toon, 
derful  potoer  of  600,  tobicb  toas  a  good 
lesson  to  babe  before  tbem  dailp.  C.fi>o 
toing  <DUber  of  Castile  toas  ben?  bappi? 
toitb  t)is  dear  toife  Helena,  and  toitb  his; 
beautiful  cbildren,  and  at  times  forgot 
tbe  suffering  of  tbe  past,  l^etoas  beld  in 
^igb  esteem  b^  all,  and  eber^  one  toas  obe* 
Dient  and  submissibe  to  bis  commands. 


Chapter  jr.  $f  tije 


ing  of  tbe  White  imigbt,  and  hoto  Ijt 
claimed  \)i$  share  of  tbe  treasure  toon 
by  <$liber  through  t)i0  bf  lp» 

l^en  be  bad  libed  tbus  for  a  long 
time  in  peace  and  happiness, 
upon  a  certain  morning  toben  (Dliber 
lay  in  his  bed  and  slept,  some  one 
knocked  upon  tlje  outside  of  bis  cbam* 
ber  door  toitb  such  biolent  blotos  that 
it  seemed  in  danger  of  being  beaten 
in.  CtEb*  king  toas  atoakened,  and  de^ 
manded  tobo  toas  toitbout  making  sucb 
a  tumult.  4L^f  ^bo  knocked  made  an* 
stoer,  4L**  ®P*N  ttie  door  or  31  toill  break 
it  in  pieces;  for  31  desire  to  come  into 


axx 


tlje  eljamber,  Ijatong  something  to  say 
to  tljee,"  C.3Ifflljen  tlje  king  t>arD  tljese 


ronglj  words  i)t  arose  from  Ijis  bed,  coo 
a  naked  suiord  in  Ijis  IjanD,  toent  to  tlje 
Door  anD  opened  it*  00  soon  as  it  toas 
unbarred  anD  openeD  Ije  sato  tljere  tlje 
knigljt  mljo  rjad  come  to  Ijis  aiD  in  Cng* 
land  luljen  Ije  rjad  lost  purse  ant)  Ijorse, 
ant)  trtitl)  tljem  all  Ijis  Ijopes  of  appear> 
ing  in  tye  tournament  inhere  i)t  t>D 
toon  Ijis  toife— tlje  knigljt  luljo  Ijad 
served  Ijim  mell  in  tljat  time  of  neeti ; 
ant)  Ije  perceitiet)  tljat  ijr  still  UJOIT  tljc 
uiljitr  Drr sg  in  luljicl;  Ijr  IjaD  last  sr r n 
liim*  C.^aai)en  (DlitjerrecognijeO  to^o  it 
toag  tl;at  tl)us  Dcman&en  admittance  Ijc 
embraceo  Ij t m  ano  baDe  l)im  Welcome  in 
^OD'J;  name,  €L**  ^OD  grant  tljat  3fl  am 
toelcome,  ant)  not  otftrruiisf,"  ansiur  rrt) 
tlje  bnigljtt  ufor  31  |jabe  come  ^it^er 
tljts  time  not  to  bring  tljee  gain  ant) 
gooD  tljtngs  toitfy  toljiclj  to  refoice  tlj\v 
sfelf  as? 31  DiD  before  time,"  C.u^ou  come 
not  to  me  as  one  toljo  is  untoelcome 
or  Displeasing/'  replieD  tlje  feing,  "  for 
31  Ijabe  in  Deep  remembrance  toljat 
benefits  31  Ijabe  ^aD  at  ^our  tianD;  anD 
31  also  as  toell  remember  iu^at  31  Ijabe 
promised  von,  anD  tljat  promise  31  toill 
keep,"  C.^f Inia  toas  terrifieD  toljen  slje 
sato  tljis  mysterious  knigtjt,  clotljeD  in 


anD  speaking  so  ruDety,  come 
into  tlje  room,  tLClje  king  baDe  tier 
arise,  anD  uiljen  slje  toas  Dressed  to 
eome  again  to  tl;e  room,  anD  toljen  tljis 
toas  Done  $l)t  IjearD  tlje  knigljt  ask  tlje 
king  if  l;c  tooulD  keep  tlje  promise  maDe 
to  Ijim,  for  lie  IjaD  come  to  Ijold  Ijim  to 
it,  €.**  Gracious  lorD,"  (Dliber  replieD, 
**31  remember  toell  fye  benefits  ttjat 
Ijabe  come  to  me  tljrougl)  ^our  fatoor 
anD  Ije^p;  anD  as  31  fcabe  alreaD^  as^ 
sureD  i?ou  31  toill  bonorabl^  anD  Ijon* 
estl^  abiDe  b^  all  ttyat  31  ^atie  promiseD," 
C.t^lje  king  |iaD  neber  forgotten  fyte 
promise  to  tlje  CCUjite  Bnigljt,  but  Ijad 
long  ago  prepared  anD  arranged  for  tljig 
euent,  for  Ije  Ijad  been  in  constant  ejt* 
per tation  tljat  at  any  dap  or  Ijonr  tlje 
Mljite  linigljt  migljt  come  anD  demand 
Ijis  sljare  of  ixiljat  Ijad  been  toon  tljrott gtj 
Ijis  Ijelp,  £>o  fyt  IjaD  diuided  all  Ijis  pro# 
pettv  anD  goods  as  toell  anD  fairly  as  Ije 
coulD ;  anD  Ije  noto  said  to  tlje  Unigljt, 
C."  Gracious  lorD,  31  toill  sap  in  regarD 
to  mp  toife's  fetoels  anD  clothing,— 
ixiljielj  one  toljo  toisljeD  to  atoiD  pap* 
ment  to  pott  migljt  claim  to  be  outside 
of  our  bargain,— tyat  t^ep  tjabe  been 
fairly  balueD,  anD  31  toill  gibe  you  t&e 
one  rjalf  part  of  tljeir  balue  in  gold,  for 
tlje  elotljes  tooulD  IjarDly  serue  you  so 
toell  as  tlje  money ;  but  if  tljat  Does  not 
content  you,  take  of  tlje  elotljes  as  many 
as  you  toistj,  for  tljey  are  all  in  ttjese 
ctjests,  31  Ijaue  also  DibiDeD  my  treasure ; 
take  of  tljis  part  toljat  pleases  you,  0s 
for  t^e  fooD  to^icl)  toe  fcabe  for  our  pre# 
sent  neeDs,  31  beliebe  tljat  you  toill  not 
begrudge  tljat,  but  of  tlje  silber  Vessels 
take  your  sfcare  as  you  toislj,  31  stoear 
to  you,  by  tlje  <$oD  ujljo  created  me,  tljat 
31  Ijabe  DibiDeD  all  tfcat  31  Ijabe  toon  anD 


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more ;  for  trjis  treasure  uiljiclj  is  ijcre 
is  for  tlje  most  part  a  Castilian  inljer.- 
itance  from  m?  Dear  father*  grtjoulD  3(1 
in  tbe  future  receive  augbt  from  tbe 
bingDom  of  CnglanD  you  sljall  tjaue 
?our  balf  portion  of  it  as  31  &abe  pw* 
miseD,"  CtEbe  flKHbto  J&nigbt,  after 
Bearing  tljts  statement,  sljooU  lji£  IjeaD 
auD  Declared  tljat  lie  toad  not  satisfies 
toitb  tobat  Ijao  been  offcreD  to  Ijim ;  ana 
be  spobe  to  filter  toitb  increasing 
toratjj  in  bis  boiee,  C,"  &ing,  rtjou  liest 
in  toljat  tljou  sa?est ;  for  tljou  sljarest 
not  full)1  uiitlj  me,  as  tljou  sljoulDst, 
anD  as  tljou  bast  promised  me :  l)ast 
tljou  not  toon  toife  anO  ctuluren?" 
€L,(L\}t  king  coulD  but  anstoer  tljat  tins; 
toas  so,  C."  TOen  sljall  31  not  Ijabe  m^ 
part  of  tljem  ? "  C.tfel)is  toas  a  tjiun* 
Derbolt ;  ant)  tol)en  <$litier  ftearu  it,  Ijr 
fell  on  tyis  knees  before  tlje  cruel  crete 
itor,  claspeD  l)is  Ijanus  togrtljtr,  and 
beggeD  tljat  Ijr  tooulD  leabe  Ijim  toife 
anD  c^ilDren ;  lie  tooulD  gibe  for  tljrm 
tljc  otljf r  Ijalf  of  l)is  treasure  anD  tljc 
ftalf  of  liis  kingDom  of  Castile :  if  tftis 
toere  not  sufficientt  lie  tooulD  gibe  tlje 
to^ole  of  it,  C.tEJ)e  IjorrifieD  queen 
foineD  Ijer  IjttsbanD  in  Ijis  supplica^ 
tion;  toitb  agoni^eD  Ijeart  anD  tearful 
e^es,  slje  imploreD  t^is  ston^^earteD 
one  to  leafce  ijtv  tijt  c^ilDren  tljat  sljc 
Ijad  brought  fortlj  mitl)  ntticl)  suffering 
into  tlje  toorlD  anD  toliose  loss  slic  coulD 
not  surbibe ;  anD  s^e  entreateD  tljat  be 
tooulD  be  satisueD  toitb  tljat  inljiclj  Ijcr 
busbanD  baD  offereD  in  ercbange*  so 
t^at  t^  migbt  beep  tljeir  Dear 
Dren,  idGfye  knigljt  anstoereD 
C."  ^aDame,  31  toill  not  Do  tl)is  tljing 
tbrougb  tfw  entreat?,  nor  tfcat  of  an? 
ot^er ;  anD  if  ?e  refuse  me  tljat  toljiclj 


is  mine  ?e  sljall  learn  tljat  it  is  in 
potoer  to  mabe  ?e  rue  it," 
(Dliber  bfart)  t^ese  Ijarslj  anD  merciless 
toorDS  of  tbe  bnigljt,  be  baDe  tljc  queen 
go  anD  bring  tljc  ttoo  cljtlorcn,  uiljicl) 
sljc  DiD,  S>l)c  toent  to  tljc  chamber  tobere 
tbe?  slept,  atoabeD  tbem,toob  tbem  up 
anD  dress  CD  tbem  bastil?,  toeeping  anD 
broben^bearteD ;  anD  brougbt  tbem  to 
tljc  room  tobere  tbe  bnigbt  still  sat, 
loobing  ba^^^rteD  anD  cruel,  €L@& 
ijer  loobeD  tenDerl?  upon  bis  prett?  cbil# 
Dren  anD  again  imploreD  tbe  bnigbt  to 
leafoe  tbem  anD  tabe  tbe  bingDom  anD 
all  Ijis  toealtb ;  but  tljat  obDurate  one 
tooulD  not  listen  to  Ijtm,  but  saiD, 
C.ujl^o,  31  must  babe  m?  sbare  of  tbe 
cbilDren,"  €LU  t^ben,  in  <0oD's  name," 
saiD  <Dliber,  "  since  it  ma?  not  be  otb* 
ertoise,  tabe  tbe  one  tbat  ?ou  toill," 
CLCljc  bnigbt  saiD  tbat  Ijc  tooulD  tabe 
tbe  bo?,  for  be  beliebeD  tbat  be  toas  Dear? 
est  to  tbem,  CL<£lje  gooD  bing  <Dli^ 
ber  toob  bis  son  b?  tbe  IjanD  anD  toitb 
toeeping  e?es,  gabe  tym  to  tbe  Wfyite 
fenigbt,  sa?ing,  C,"S|9?  Dearest  son, 
go  toitb  Ijfoi:  31  commenD  tljcc  to  tbe 
protection  of  ^oD,  tljc  0lmigbt?,  anD 
tb?  beautiful  anD  amiable  ?outb  must 
be  but  a  mentor?  to  me,  since  31  must 
noto  be  parteD  from  tfcee,"  C.®lttl)oeber 
baD  seen  Helena  tabe  leabe  of  ber  cbilD 
must  babe  toept,  if  be  t)aD  a  Ijeart ;  for 
sljc  mourneD  ober  bint  as  if  ^  la?  t>eaD 
before  brc>  awb  crirt,  C.u  ®  tf)M*  of  a 
ro?al  bouse,  tot)?  babe  31  brougbt  tljec 
into  t^e  toorlD  since  31  am  in  part  tbe 
cause  of  tb?  loss  tobicb  renDs  m? 
rjeart?  *0  tooe  to  ?e,  migbt?  bingDoms 
of  CnglanD  anD  Castile !  for  ?e  noto 
lose  ?our  ?oung  bing  anD  ruler  anD  ?e 
ma?  toell  griebe,"  CL^Kbnt  t^e  Witytt 


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llmigljt  IjaD  taken  tljr  Doting  prince  into 
Ijis  charge,  Ijr  tuas  still  Dissatisfir  D,  anD 
tolD  <£>ltoer  tljat  tje  must  also  ijnue  ttje 
Ijalf  part  of  Ijis  tutff ,  tljc  queen.  C.<fiHi* 
urr  roulD  not  unDerstanD  from  tljis 
otljrrujisr  tljan  tljat  slje  must  be  killeD, 
anD  tie  saiD  to  tlje  knight  in  Despair  tljat 
lie  must  slay  Ijf  r  if  tljat  tons  Ijis  urilL 
*L<Eljr  knigiit  replied  tljat  tie  toas  not 
a  murDerer  of  tuomrn  anD  tljat  it  toas 
no  part  of  ttjctr  bargain  tljat  tie  sljoulD 
pay  Ijimsrlf ;  but  tljat  ^ItUcr  kneto 
totiat  lie  IjaD  promised  anD  must  pap  Ijis 
Debt ;  anD  tje  saiD  furtljer,  C."3lf  tyou 
gibe st  me  not  tljat  uuljiclj  is  my  Due,  00 
must  tljou  anD  tljy  toife  be  atoare  tljat 
tl)ott  art  forr sluorn  anD  Dealest  lurong? 
full^,  anD  ^e  stjall  botlj  rue  ttje  Da^»" 
C.M^en  <@liber  IjearD  anD  sail)  tljat  Ijis; 
creDitor  IjaD  no  merc^,  ^e  toent  to  l)i$ 
luifr,  fell  on  Ijis  knees  before  tier  anD 
beggeD  tjer,  in  (SoD^s  name,  tljat  slje 
tooulD  forgibe  Ijim  tier  Deatti ;  for  slir 
roulu  see  tljat  nothing  else  tooulD  auail. 
t;r  Ijao  sinorn  tljis  promise  sarrroly 
anD  coulD  not  noio  go  back  from  it*  jfar 
sooner  tooulD  tie  libe  in  tljr  most  pinr I) 
ing  toant,  far  sooner  Die  Irimself,  tljan 
so  cruelly  Destroy  b^»  tl^tie  queen  an? 
stoereD  tiim  t^rougl)  tier  tears,  €LU% 
noble  king  anD  my  Dearest  one !  t>oU) 
unlike  is  tljis  Ijour  to  tljat  on  uuljiclj  toe 
toere  toeDDeD !  t^^en  3(1  kneto  not  tbat 
tljou  toert  a  king ;  but  to  be  a  king  or 
a  queen  is  not  to  be  tjappp  —  tiofco  tjappp 
migljt  toe  be  imtfjout  otljr r  kingDom 
tlian  our  oton  anD  our  Dear  c&ilDren's 
lobes ! "  C.tElien  slje  embraceD  ^im,  anD 
saiD  furttier,  €LU  ^tjerefbre,  m^  trait's 
Dear  lorD,  51  ma^  toell  sa^  t^at  t^e 
Ijours  are  unlike,  for  to^Da?  is  to  tljrr 
anD  to  me  bitter  anD  cruel ;  still  3fl  am 


toilling  to  suffer  Dratlj  tljat  tljou  may r st 
t^iereb^  retain  ttjp,  tionor*"  C.t!Pl)en 
fell  on  tier  knees  anD  pra^eD  to 
tljat  $;e  tooulD  fbrgibe  all  tier  sins  anD 
tooulD  receibe  Ijrr  soul  into  Ins  king* 
Dom,  anD  if  it  sljoulo  unljnppily  be  tljat 
Ijrr  lorD  anD  IjusbanD  sinneD  in  taking 
^er  life,  tyat  l^e  tooulD  in  J^is  mercp 
parDon  Ijim,  ccijen  sljc  arose,  came 
to  <®liber,  again  embraceD  Ijim,  kissing 
Ijim  on  tljr  motttlj,  anD  took  leabe  of 
Ijim,  for  s|ie  erpecteD  momentarily  to 
suffer  Dratlj,  Mitlj  a  last  tljottgljt  of 
|ier  cljilDren,  s^ie  saiD,  C."  SDearest  tjus* 
banD,  31  commenD  to  tfyv  care  m^  cbil^ 
Dren,  anD  ttiougtj  tlje  bo^  goes  from 
tljrr,  tljou  toilt  altoa^s  learn  of  Ijis  Hirl- 
fare,"  H&ty  took  ttje  cljilDren  in  ber 
arms,  kisseD  tljrm  many  times,  toitfy 
tear^blinD  e^es  took  leabe  of  tljem, 
kneeleD  Doton  anD  claspeD  tier  tianDs, 
looking  for  naugljt  else  tljan  Ijr r  Dratlj; 
bloto  from  tier  IjusbanD,  to  toljom  sljf 
crieD,  C.**  <^liber,  Dear  liusbanD,  trem# 
ble  not*  Strike  noto  toit^out  fear,  for  31 
forgibe  ttiee  m^  Deatb  before  <S5oD*" 
C^nD  (Dliber,  toitti  toilD  looks,  as  one 
totjose  reason  toas  completely  ober? 
turneD  bp  some  liorriD  Disaster,  aD^ 
banceD  totoarD  tier  toitti  bis  nakeD  stoorD 
uplifteD  in  Ijis  tjanD,  C.H5ut  tljr  Mijite 
Itnigljt  sato  tljrir  misery  anD  IjraiD 
t l)f ir  pitiful  toorDS*  C)f  DiD  not  alloto 
(Dliber  to  strike  tljr  fatal  bloto,  but 
snateljcD  tljr  stoorD  from  Ijim,  anD  saiD, 
C.u  l^olD,  king !  31  tjatoe  still  something 
to  say  to  tljcr  anD  to  tljy  queen  anD  an 
ejcplanation  to  gibe:  ®liber,  remem# 
berest  tljou  a  knigljt  luljo  toas  calleD 
31o^nt!Palbot,at  toliose  Deat^  ttiou  toast 
present  anD  totio  DieD  unDer  ban  for  a 
Debt  that  toas  unpaiD  ? "  c.t£Ijcn  lie 


asked  Ijint  further  if  fce  remembered 
that  l)t  had  paid  this  Debt  to  tlje  creditor 
toljo  Ijno  put  the  Umgbt  ttntirr  ban,  by 
ujljtclj  means  the  Imigljt,  Ifioljn  (Ealbo  t , 
tuns  laiD  in  consecrated  ground,  as  toas 
Ijis  right  as  a  Christian  man.  tUInD 
<®liber  in  amazement  ansuicred  tljat  Ije 
remembered  it  toell.  C."3I  tell  tbee 
truty,"  said  tbe  knigljt,  "  31  am  tljat 
3|oljn  (Eaibot  uMjom  ttjott  didst  serbe, 
and  for  tljat  reason  31  aided  tljee  to  ap# 
pear  fittingly  at  the  tournament  tljat 
teas  Ijeld  in  (England.  Ji^ouj  for  the 
great  service  tljou  didst  me,  a  man  pre* 
biouslp  unfenotom  to  t^ee,  31  gibe  tljee 
again  all  &&  gooasanfc  silver  anD  gold 
anD  3]  release  to  tlje e  also  t^  son  anD 
tlje  claim  tl;at  31  Ijolu  against  ttjv  toife* 
31  ^abe  put  tljee  to  tlje  proof  tljat  31 
migtjt  be  certain  loljrtljcr  tljott  inert 
faithful  to  tin1  spoken  morD,  anu  31  &t 
tljat  tljou  art  in  trtttl)  an  upright  man* 
C.31  Uwfire  also  to  tell  tljee  to^  on  tlje 
first  Day  of  tlje  tournament  tljott  toast 
clotljeu  in  black :  it  toas  a  symbol  of 
t^je  Darkness  io^erein  31  toas*  (Dn  t^e 
second  day  tlje  red  in  toljitlj  tljott  toast 
clotljcd  toas  a  symbol  of  tljc  fierce  fire 
toljicl)  31  suffered  in  purgatory*  Wqt 
iBljttr  clothing  on  tljr  tljird  day  toas 
t^ie  symbol  of  m^  delit)erancet  and  as 
toljitr  color  is  pure  and  lintljottt  staint 
so  also  am  31  cleansed  of  tlje  stains  of 
e artlj  in  tl)is  Ijottr,  and  tljrottglj  tljee  and 
t^  good  toill  totoard  a  stranger  31  am 
delivered  from  pain  and  go  Ijence  into 
tlje  eternal  kingdom  to  beljold  tlje  face  of 
m£  Creator  and  £>abiour,  jl^oto  31  take 
leabe  of  tljee ;  toliitljer  31  go  t^ou  ma^est 
not  noto  come,  but  trul^  31  toill  implore 
of  45od,  t^e  Blmig^,  tfcat  j^e  toill  for^ 
gibe  tljee  all  tlje  sins  tljott  Ijast 


mttteD,"  C.<22lljen  Ije  IjaD  so  spoken 
ttiese  toords  tlje  Mljite  tintgljt  disap^ 
peared  from  tlie  king  and  queen  and 
ascended  in  that  moment  to  Ijeaben, 
and  a  bright  gleam  of  celestial  light 
s^one  into  tlje  toindoto  inhere  tlje  king 
and  queen  stood  to  Ijatoe  tlje  last  glimpse 
of  ttjetr  angelic  bisitor  inljom  tljey  IjaD 
so  much  feared,  but  noto  rebered  as  a 
fceabenty  messenger.  C^Wen  tfce 
gleam  liad  faded  out,  tljei?  fell  upon  t^ieir 
knees  and  thanked  almighty  <$od  and 
J^is  dear  spotter  for  tye  great  grace  t^at 
been  sljoton  t^em  in  t^at  tjour. 
tljeir  prayer  teas  ended,  they 
ga?ed  in  eaelj  other's  faces  and  felt  in 
tljeir  hearts  as  if  tlje  queen  Ijad  been 
dead  and  toas made  alibeagain*  CLtlntil 
tljistime  tlje  king  of  Castile  l)ad  suffered 
from  a  sljaoouj  of  a  doubt  and  fear 
toljielj  clouded  sometoljat  all  tjis  plea^ 
sures ;  but  after  Ije  ioas  reliebed  from 
tjts  debt  to  tlje  ©Hlljite  fenigljt  there  toas 
no  cloud  to  darken  tlje  happiness  of 
tlis  life  or  tljat  of  Ijis  queen.  CJfor  a 
time  tlje  queen  toas  sometoljat  ill  from 
tlje  sljock  of  tlje  trying  scene  and  tlje 
fear  of  deatlj  tuljielj  slje  IjaD  suffered. 
Wfytn  j3rt^ur  beard  of  tljis,  Ije  rode  out 
of  aigaruia  and  came  to  Castile  to  bisit 
bis  brother  <&liber,  and  abode  some 
time  toitlj  him,  during  Uiljirlj  time  tljere 
teas  mucb  merrymaking.  §>oon  t^je 
queen's  ailment  passed  from  Ijer  and 
t^ere  toas  fo^  in  t^ie  land  and  a  gaper 
life  tljan  eber  before  at  tlje  court. 
CJflUljen  prince  J?enrp  toas  grolnn  to 
manljood  Ije  became  a  most  aeeom, 
plisljeD  hnigljt  and  toas  filled  luitlj  all 
noble  qualities  and  a  restless  desire 
that  urged  him  to  tain  fame  in  the 
toorld  as  his  father  bad  done  in  his  early 


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manljooD.  C.3t  tljr  nttosf  toljidj  came 
to  Castile,  tliat  tljr  king  of  Cyprus  ttms 
IjarD  brsrt  by  infiDelS  anD  imploreD  tljr 
Ijf lp  of  Cljristian  prince*  against  Ijis 
foes,  prince  J?enn?  besought  fcis  fa? 
tfcer  ttjat  te  migljt  be  permitteD  to  leaD  a 
bant)  of  knigljts  to  tlje  Deliverance  of  tlje 
Cyprian  king*  C.TOS  request  toas 
granteD,  anD  to  t^je  gallant  Doting  prince 
came  many  brabe  knights  to  enlist  un? 
Her  Ijis  banner,  totiic^  receive!)  t^e  bless? 
ing  of  tfce  l^ol^  jfatljer  of 
anu  toas  tljen  borne  b^  prince 
ano  Ijis  Untgljts  against  tlje  infiorls 
tol)o  DareD  to  aDuance  into  tl)e  country 
of  a  Christian  king  seeking  to  bring  it 
into  IK atljr naorn.  C.HBut  tins;  bralje  ano 
pious  prince  netier  returned  to  Castile* 
0fter  freeing  tfce  king  of  Cyprus  from 
Ijis  foes,  \)t  leD  Ijis  knigijts  on  tlje  steps 
of  tlje  retreating  enem^,  follotoing  t^em 
into  tyeir  oton  country,  to^jere  ^e  toon 
manv  battles,  anD  toresteD  imirl)  lanD 
from  tlje  rule  of  tljr  infi'&els  anD  con? 
toerteD  it  to  Cl;rtstianit\%  C.^o  tialiant 
a  toarrior  toas  be,  tljat,  but  for  Ijis  earl^ 
Deati),  Ijis  name  tooulD  Ijatoe  become 
most  famous  in  Ijistory.  But  Ijr  DieD, 


as  a  bratie  toarrior  anD  pious  Christian 
slioulD  Die,  in  tlje  miDst  of  Ijeatljen  foes, 


up^olDing  t^e  banner  of  tfce 
anD  tfce  glor^  of  ^5oD,  t^e  tlorD  of  J?osts, 
C.31«  Castile  t^e  ^ears  passeD  in  peace? 
ful  content,  anD  tlje  tale  tells  tyat  in  t^e 
fulness  of  time  a  marriage  toas  con? 
tracteD  bettoeen  tty  king  of  0lgarbia 
anD  tbe  Daughter  of  tyis  belobeD  comraDe, 
lung  ^liuer,  C,(Tl)is  coulD  not  make 
closer  tljf  ties  tljat  bounD  tlje  frienDS 
together,  but  it  brought  tfcem  into  one 
femil^,  toliicb  toas  enrictyeD  anD  aDorneD 
toitl)  t^e  croton  of  t^e  liig^est  tirtues* 
C.4K  tte*e  tjirtues  t^e  frienDstiip  of  tfce 
ttoo  kings  toas  so  memorable  tljat  tljf 
fame  of  it  spreaD  otoer  tljr  toorlD* 


t|je  lautiaiie  ijtstorp  of 

tlje  ttoo  Ijigtili?  fameD  princes,  ®litoer  of  Castile  anD 

jartfcur  of  0lgarbia,  Ijis  true  comraDe ;  anD  of 

Helena,  Daughter  of  ttje  king  of  dfcnglanD; 

anD  of  H;enrv,  toljo  toas  a  son  of  <$lit)er 

anD  Helena,  tjis  faitljful  toife  anD 

queen;  anD  of  tye  great  DeeDS 

tljat  toere  Done  in  tljeir 

.  <ftoD  be  gracious 
to  tbem  anD  to  us 
all.  0men. 


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<£re  folioto  certain  reasons  tiJljp  tljis  book  map  be  regarDeD  as  relating  to 
ebents  tljat  Jjabe  actually  IjappeneD.  CJ  fabe  often  reaD  histories  anD 
chronicles  tljat  seem  to  mv  minD  not  entirely  Veracious  for  tlje  reason  tljat  tfce 
chapters  DiD  not  correspond  toittj  radj  otljrr  as  tljrp  stjoulD  Ijabe  Done,  anD  also 
tfcat  miraculous  things  toere  relates  therein  as  31  also  fine  in  t&is  boob*  €U15ut 
tljrrr  is  one  tljing  in  tfois  book  toljidj  seems  to  me  pleasing  anD  lutjidj  leaDS  me 
to  beliebe  it  to  be  a  genuine  Ijistorp  ;  anD  tljis  is  tljat  tlje  ebents  Ijr  re  Described 
stanD  in  orDerl^  connection  luitlj  one  another*  C.31n  regarD  to  ttjc  statement  in  tlje 
beginning  of  tlje  book,  tljat  tl;e  resemblance  betioeen  ®\ibtt  anD  j^rtljur  tons  so 
great  tljat  one  tnas  often  mistaken  for  tl)c  otfyer,  tt)is  sljoulD  cause  surprise  to 
no  one;  for  mljcn  ttoo  cljilDren  are  brought  up  together,  are  of  tlje  same  age«  are 
similar  in  completion  anD  features,  tljeir  minDS  anD  manners  of  speed)  traineD 
unDer  one  master,  anD  altoa^s  DresseD  alike,  it  is  in  no  toai?  surprising  c&at  t^ 
sljoulD  be  mistaken  tljc  one  tor  tlje  otljer,  altljouglj  t^ose  U3l)o  are  toitlj  tljem  Dailp 
perhaps  knoto  tljent  apart*  C,  (El)f  ejccessibe  lobe  of  <&liber  by  tlje  &uccn  of  Cas^ 
tile  migJjt  occur  from  temperament  or  a  malaD^  to  uiljidj  toomen  are  subject,  ak 
tljouglj  Ijrr  passion  erceeDeD  all  reason*  C.^s'  to  tl)c  glass  of  toater  iuljictj,  as  tlje 
ston?  tells,  cljangeD  its  color  toljen  ©liber  ioas  proton  into  prison,  ^ou  are  not 
requireD  to  beliebe  tljat  it  toas  toater  enDotoeD  toitlj  sucfy  potoer  tljrouglj  unngljt- 
eous  means;  but  pott  map  unDerstanD  tljat  it  Ijapprnr  D  tljrouglj  tl;e  toillof  fllmigljti? 
<SOD,  to  iuljom  ©liber  pra^eD  Dap  anD  nigtjt  tljat  Ijisf  brother  be  maDe  atoare  thereof 
luljcn  ije  sljoulD  fall  into  misfortune  or  affliction*  t^tjis  <0oD  granteD,  anD  maDe  it 
kno  ton  b  v  means  of  tlje  glass  of  toater  ;  for  ©liber  toas  full  of  all  birtues,  anD  UbeD 
eber  accorDing  to  0oD's  toill*  C.^ljrouglj  sudj  miracles,  <SoD,  tlje  aimigljtp,  mani* 
fests  himself  to  tljose  men  toljo  take  pleasure  in  serbing  tyim,  C.^lje  manp 
strange  aDbentures  tljat  befell  ©liber  anD  artljur  bv  sea  anD  lanD  map  all  be 
natural  ebents,  suclj  as  often  Ijappen  on  tlje  eartlj,  anD  bp  tlje  grace  of  0lmigljtv 
<$oD  are  UbeD  tljrouglj*  0s  to  tlje  Wfyitt  ftnigijt  toljo  came  to  tljr  aiD  of  ©liber  anD 
0rtljur,  comforting  tljcm  often,  tljat  toas  also  a  grace  sent  from  <$oD  toljereb^  $;e 
s^otoeD  n^is  merc£,  anD  retoarDeD  ©liber  for  tjis  gooD  DeeDs  in  releasing  tlje  (ECUjite 
!Hnigljt  from  ban  at  loss  of  gooDS  to  Ijtmcclf  ;  anD  from  it  map  be  reeognneD  tljat 
<3oD  leabes  no  gooD  or  baD  DeeD  unretoarDeD*  c.3KKljen  ©liber  toas  imprisoneD  bp 


tlje  Jirislj  king  anti  releases  b?  Slrtlmtt  «5oD  DiD  not  leabe  unpunidbeD  tbat  king 
tofjose  cruel  DeeD  tons  tuitrjout  reason  or  justice ;  but  causeD  trjat,  in  trje  r no,  trje  ill 
Dorr  dboulD  forfeit  bid  life  therefor*  C.#nD  tbid  sljoutt)  be  an  example  to  all  tobo 
toar  against  justice,  anD  Do  not  IjolD  to  tljat  turjicrj  tljcp  rjabe  promiscD  to  UK  ruler 
set  ober  trjcm;  for  tljis  king  IjaD  dtoorn  allegiance  to  tlje  king  of  CnglanD,  and 
teas  false  to  rjis  oatl;  torjcn  be  sei?eD  ©liber.  C^SUjen  xlrtrjtirmigljt  not  otljerujise 
recober  be  Drank  tbe  blooD  of  tbe  cbilDren.  tE^bereb^  toad  dboton  ^liber'0  great  lobe 
anO  loi?altv»  in  tljat  be  slciu  Ijts  cljilorcn  ratber  tban  let  l)ts  brotber  Die.  CLCljis 
miracle  inav  be  crplaineD*  tbat  aou  00  cbangeD  tbe  appearance  of  tbe  cbilftren  tljat 
©liber  beliebefc  tbat  tbe?  toere  DeaD ;  a«  tbe  3fleto$  toere  DeceibeD  toben  tbe?  tbougbt 
tbat  a^osr s  IjaD  Ijorns  on  bid  baft  toben  be  ba&  none;  anu  do  it  ma?  babe  bappeneD 
to  <Dliber*  <$r  it  ma?  be  possible  tbat  tbe  dnlurrn  reall?  toere  DeaD  ano  <$oD  in 
l^id  mere?  restored  tbem  to  life.  Cja>o  great  toere  ©libers  trutb  ano  piet?  tbat  be 
tooulD  not  break  bid  oatb  to  tbe  W)itt  tonigbt,  but  tooulD  babe  slain  bid  toife  to 
keep  tbe  promise  be  baD  maue,  tbat  balf  of  tobat  toad  toon  in  tbe  tournament 
dboulft  be  giben  up  to  Ijis  belper;  and  be  toad  toilling  to  Do  tbid  altbougb  tljere 
toad  no  toitnedd  to  tedtif?  against  bim.  C^>o  toe  reaD  of  lung  Ji)eron  to  tobom 
Klobn  tbe  Baptist  toad  Dear,  tbat  before  be  tooulD  break  tbe  boto  maDe  to  ins  Daugb* 
ter  be  caudeD  tbat  gooD  man's  beaD  to  be  cut  off.  3nD  in  like  manner,  ©liber  tooulD 
sooner  kill  Ijis  toife  anD  cbilDren  tban  break  tbe  promise  tbat  be  baD  maDe  anD 
dolemnl?  dtoorn.  C.^b«ugb  ducb  indtanced  eber?  Cbridtian  man  ma?  knoto  tbat 
to  45oD  all  tljings  are  possible;  anD  toben  it  id  Jws  toill  to  teaelj  anD  instruct  us, 
t^e  gibed  us  man?  beautiful  eramples  tbrottgb  tbe  miracles  tbat  C;e  Dail?  performs 
for  ud  poor  sinners,  tobicb  dboulD  be  eternal  reminuers  ducb  ad  tbid  bidtor?  ep 
presses.  C,  tet  it  be  IjelD  in  remembrance  tbat  all  dboulD  appl?  tbentdelbed  Dili? 
gentl?  to  gooD  anD  bonorable  toorkd  for  tbe  great  benefit  tbat  ma?  spring  from 
tbem.  Cj&o  sljall  tbe  ?oung  finD  toritten  Ijere  boto  trjosc  of  an  earlier  time  UbeD  in 
tbe  fear  of  <£>oo,  tobereb?  tbe?  toon  bonor,  lanDd,  anD  gooDd,  anD  at  last  a  retoarD 
of  eternal  life;  for  tbe?  DiD  not  dtribe  on  account  of  Desire  of  gain,  nor  of  toorlDl? 
bonor,  but  on  account  of  Cbridtian  faitlj ;  to  increase  mrjiel)  toe  dboulD  evercise 
our  beartd  anD  toilld  Da?  anD  nigljt.  C.tDbud  ma?  toe  come  to  be  toell  rcmembcrco 
in  tbe  Ijistor?  of  our  Da?,  anD  toitbout  Doubt  in  tbe  eternal  life :  tobereto  fjclp  ttd, 
be^j  ud  all,  <SoD  tbe  jfatber,  ^5oD  tbe  £>on,  anD  <»5oD  tbe  $ol?  <Sbodt— j 


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